Wilkesley is located in the county of Cheshire, North West England, five miles north-west of the town of Market Drayton, 14 miles west of the major town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, 106 miles north of Cardiff, and 144 miles north-west of London. Wilkesley lies just north of the Shropshire border. Wilkesley falls within the unitary authority of Cheshire East. It is in the SY13 postcode district. The post town for Wilkesley is Whitchurch.
Wilkesley is in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, the historic county of Cheshire, and the administrative county of Cheshire East.
Ceremonial County | Cheshire |
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Historic County | Cheshire |
Administrative County | Cheshire East |
Wilkesley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cheshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cheshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Wilkesley is SY13 4BB.
Wilkesley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY13 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SY13 postcode district.
The post town for Wilkesley is Whitchurch. Wilkesley is in the SY13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Whitchurch.
The centre of Wilkesley is located at position 52.96557° latitude and -2.55393° longitude.
Latitude | 52.96557° |
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Longitude | -2.55393° |
The centre of Wilkesley is located at the grid reference easting 362892 and northing 341056 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 362892 |
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Northing | 341056 |
Position of Wilkesley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wilkesley to the centre of the town.
Position of Wilkesley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wilkesley to the centre of the city.