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Where is Tong?

Tong is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, six miles east of the major town of Telford, 90 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 122 miles north-west of London. Tong lies roughly one mile south-west of the Staffordshire border. Tong falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the TF11 postcode district. The post town for Tong is Shifnal.

Tong on a map

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

Which county is Tong in?

Tong 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 Tong in Shropshire?

Tong is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shropshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Tong within Shropshire
Location of Tong within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Tong?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Tong is TF11 8PP.

Where is Tong in TF11?

Tong is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TF11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TF11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Tong within TF11
Location of Tong within TF11

What is the post town for Tong?

The post town for Tong is Shifnal. Tong is in the TF11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shifnal.

What is the latitude and longitude of Tong?

The centre of Tong is located at position 52.66388° latitude and -2.30255° longitude.

Latitude52.66388°
Longitude-2.30255°

What is the easting and northing of Tong?

The centre of Tong is located at the grid reference easting 379635 and northing 307395 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting379635
Northing307395

What are the nearest towns to Tong?

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

east
6m
Tong is 6 miles east of Telford
south-east
8m
Tong is 8 miles south-east of Newport
north-east
8m
Tong is 8 miles north-east of Broseley
south-west
9m
Tong is 9 miles south-west of Penkridge
north-east
10m
Tong is 10 miles north-east of Bridgnorth
north-west
11m
Tong is 11 miles north-west of Sedgley
west
11m
Tong is 11 miles west of Cannock
north-west
12m
Tong is 12 miles north-west of Bilston
north-east
12m
Tong is 12 miles north-east of Much Wenlock
north-west
12m
Tong is 12 miles north-west of Willenhall

What are the nearest cities to Tong?

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

north-west
9m
Tong is 9 miles north-west of Wolverhampton
west
20m
Tong is 20 miles west of Lichfield
north-west
21m
Tong is 21 miles north-west of Birmingham
south
25m
Tong is 25 miles south of Stoke-on-Trent
north
33m
Tong is 33 miles north of Worcester
north-west
38m
Tong is 38 miles north-west of Coventry
south-west
39m
Tong is 39 miles south-west of Derby
south-east
39m
Tong is 39 miles south-east of Wrexham
south-east
44m
Tong is 44 miles south-east of Chester
north-east
46m
Tong is 46 miles north-east of Hereford