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Where is The Wood?

The Wood is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, five miles south of the town of Oswestry, 13 miles north-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 91 miles north of Cardiff, and 152 miles north-west of London. The Wood lies roughly one mile north-east of the Powys border. The Wood falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY10 postcode district. The post town for The Wood is Oswestry.

The Wood on a map

Map showing extent of The Wood as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of The Wood
Map showing location of The Wood within the UK
Location of The Wood within the UK

Which county is The Wood in?

The Wood is in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, the historic county of Shropshire, and the administrative county of Shropshire.

Ceremonial CountyShropshire
Historic CountyShropshire
Administrative CountyShropshire

Where is The Wood in Shropshire?

The Wood is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of The Wood within Shropshire
Location of The Wood within Shropshire

What is the postcode for The Wood?

The nearest postcode to the centre of The Wood is SY10 8QS.

Where is The Wood in SY10?

The Wood is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SY10 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SY10 postcode district.

Map showing location of The Wood within SY10
Location of The Wood within SY10

What is the post town for The Wood?

The post town for The Wood is Oswestry. The Wood is in the SY10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Oswestry.

What is the latitude and longitude of The Wood?

The centre of The Wood is located at position 52.79088° latitude and -3.03° longitude.

Latitude52.79088°
Longitude-3.03°

What is the easting and northing of The Wood?

The centre of The Wood is located at the grid reference easting 330639 and northing 321976 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting330639
Northing321976

What are the nearest towns to The Wood?

Position of The Wood relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of The Wood to the centre of the town.

south
5m
The Wood is 5 miles south of Oswestry
south-west
10m
The Wood is 10 miles south-west of Ellesmere
south
10m
The Wood is 10 miles south of Chirk
north-east
10m
The Wood is 10 miles north-east of Welshpool
east
10m
The Wood is 10 miles east of Llanfyllin
north-west
13m
The Wood is 13 miles north-west of Shrewsbury
west
14m
The Wood is 14 miles west of Wem
south-east
14m
The Wood is 14 miles south-east of Llangollen
north-east
16m
The Wood is 16 miles north-east of Llanfair Caereinion
north
17m
The Wood is 17 miles north of Montgomery

What are the nearest cities to The Wood?

Position of The Wood relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of The Wood to the centre of the city.

south
18m
The Wood is 18 miles south of Wrexham
south
28m
The Wood is 28 miles south of Chester
south-east
37m
The Wood is 37 miles south-east of St Asaph
south-west
39m
The Wood is 39 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
40m
The Wood is 40 miles west of Wolverhampton
south
43m
The Wood is 43 miles south of Liverpool
west
51m
The Wood is 51 miles west of Lichfield
north-west
52m
The Wood is 52 miles north-west of Birmingham
north
52m
The Wood is 52 miles north of Hereford
north-west
54m
The Wood is 54 miles north-west of Worcester