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Where is Wollaston?

Wollaston is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, seven miles north-east of the town of Welshpool, ten miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 85 miles north of Cardiff, and 147 miles north-west of London. Wollaston lies roughly one mile north-east of the Powys border. Wollaston falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY5 postcode district. The post town for Wollaston is Shrewsbury.

Wollaston on a map

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

Which county is Wollaston in?

Wollaston 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 Wollaston in Shropshire?

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

Map showing location of Wollaston within Shropshire
Location of Wollaston within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Wollaston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wollaston is SY5 9DN.

Where is Wollaston in SY5?

Wollaston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SY5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SY5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wollaston within SY5
Location of Wollaston within SY5

What is the post town for Wollaston?

The post town for Wollaston is Shrewsbury. Wollaston is in the SY5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shrewsbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wollaston?

The centre of Wollaston is located at position 52.70435° latitude and -2.99383° longitude.

Latitude52.70435°
Longitude-2.99383°

What is the easting and northing of Wollaston?

The centre of Wollaston is located at the grid reference easting 332945 and northing 312317 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting332945
Northing312317

What are the nearest towns to Wollaston?

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

north-east
7m
Wollaston is 7 miles north-east of Welshpool
west
10m
Wollaston is 10 miles west of Shrewsbury
south
11m
Wollaston is 11 miles south of Oswestry
north-east
12m
Wollaston is 12 miles north-east of Montgomery
east
12m
Wollaston is 12 miles east of Llanfyllin
north-west
14m
Wollaston is 14 miles north-west of Church Stretton
east
14m
Wollaston is 14 miles east of Llanfair Caereinion
north
15m
Wollaston is 15 miles north of Bishop's Castle
south
15m
Wollaston is 15 miles south of Ellesmere
south-west
15m
Wollaston is 15 miles south-west of Wem

What are the nearest cities to Wollaston?

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

south
24m
Wollaston is 24 miles south of Wrexham
south
34m
Wollaston is 34 miles south of Chester
west
37m
Wollaston is 37 miles west of Wolverhampton
south-west
41m
Wollaston is 41 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south-east
43m
Wollaston is 43 miles south-east of St Asaph
north
46m
Wollaston is 46 miles north of Hereford
north-west
48m
Wollaston is 48 miles north-west of Worcester
west
48m
Wollaston is 48 miles west of Birmingham
south
49m
Wollaston is 49 miles south of Liverpool
west
49m
Wollaston is 49 miles west of Lichfield