Battlefield
Ward in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.738, -2.723 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 51 15 |
| Dialling code: | 01743 (Shrewsbury) |
Battlefield is an electoral ward on the northern edge of Shrewsbury in Shropshire, taking its name from the nearby Battle of Shrewsbury fought in 1403. It occupies a suburban fringe location with a mix of housing, local shops and pockets of open space, and benefits from good road links into the town and beyond via the A49.
The ward is notable for its historic battlefield site and memorial, which lend a strong local identity and occasional archaeological interest. Socially it feels like a commuter-leaning community with practical retail and leisure facilities close by, yet retains quieter residential streets and accessible green areas used by families and walkers.
Postcode districts covering Battlefield
Most populated places nearby
- Telford 11 miles
- Shrewsbury 2.3 miles
- Wrexham 24.3 miles
- Rhosllannerchrugog 23.4 miles
- Wellington 9 miles
- Oswestry 16 miles
- Oswestry Rural 15.9 miles
- Nantwich 24.2 miles
- Ryton 17.2 miles
- Newport 14.7 miles
- Bridgnorth 19 miles
- Market Drayton 15 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tern Ward 0.5 miles
- Sundorne Ward 0.5 miles
- Harlescott Ward 0.6 miles
- Bagley Ward 1.4 miles
- Uffington Parish 1.5 miles
- Castlefields and Ditherington Ward 1.5 miles
- Underdale Ward 1.6 miles
- Monkmoor Ward 1.6 miles
- Astley Parish 1.7 miles
- Quarry and Coton Hill Ward 2.2 miles
- Abbey Ward 2.2 miles
- Shrewsbury Built-up area 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Battlefield
SY1 4HH, SY1 4AE, SY1 4LX, SY1 4NL, SY1 4TG, SY1 4EY, SY1 4YH, SY1 4EQ, SY1 4AN … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 41.5 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 45.4 miles
- Shrewsbury Railway Station 2.1 miles
- Yorton Railway Station 4.9 miles
Hotels near Battlefield Ad
- The Corbet Arms 1.6 miles
- The Old Post Office 2.5 miles
- The Bull Inn 4 2.4 miles
- The Alb 3 2.2 miles
- Albrighton Hall Hotel and Spa, a member of Radisson Individuals 4 1.8 miles
- Prince Rupert Hotel 4 2.4 miles
- Lion & Pheasant Hotel 4 2.5 miles
- Travelodge Shrewsbury Battlefield 3 0.7 miles
- Albright Hussey Manor 4 1.3 miles
- The Vaults 3 2.2 miles
Schools in Battlefield
- Harlescott Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sundorne Castle Estate 1 mile
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 3.6 miles
- Attingham Estate 4.5 miles
- Bomere Wood Forest 4.9 miles
- Viroconium Archaeological site 5.7 miles
- New Bucks Head Stadium 9.7 miles
- Whattal Castle Historic site 10.5 miles
- Osbaston Wood Forest 13.2 miles
- Aston Hall Estate 13.3 miles
- Madeley Court Estate 13.5 miles
- Park Hall Stadium 15.9 miles
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 16.6 miles