Gobowen
Built-up area in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.893, -3.032 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 30 33 |
| Population: | 3,270 |
| Dialling code: | 01691 (Oswestry) |
Gobowen is a village in the north of Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border and immediately north of Oswestry. It sits in rolling agricultural countryside and has long served as a local service centre on routes between towns such as Shrewsbury, Chester and Wrexham, with the busy A5 corridor not far away.
The village grew in the 19th century around its railway station and the transport links still shape local life - the attractive Victorian station building is a local landmark and provides regular rail services that make Gobowen popular with commuters. The community includes a mix of small shops, pubs and schools, and nearby specialist health and care facilities and local employers help sustain the village economy, giving it a blend of rural character and practical connectivity.
Postcode districts covering Gobowen
Most populated places nearby
- Chester 21.5 miles34.7 km
- Chester Castle 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Shrewsbury 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Wrexham 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Buckley 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Flint 24.8 miles40 km
- Hawarden 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Oswestry 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Oswestry Rural 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Brymbo 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Nantwich 24.6 miles39.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Selattyn and Gobowen Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Rhoswiel Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Whittington Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Weston Rhyn Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Oswestry West Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Chirk Bank Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- St. Martins Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Oswestry East Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Oswestry Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Oswestry South Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Chirk Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Gobowen
SY11 3LY, SY11 3LW, SY11 3LB, SY11 3LS, SY11 3LP, SY11 3NY, SY11 3ND, SY11 3PY, SY10 7HD … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 31.4 miles50.5 km
- Manchester Airport 44.7 miles72 km
- Gobowen Railway Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Chirk Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
Hotels near Gobowen Ad
- The Wynnstay Hotel, Oswestry, Shropshire 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- The Mulberry Inn 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Pen-Y-Dyffryn Country Hotel 3 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Moreton Park Lodge 3 2 miles3.3 km
- Ye Old Boote Inn 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Lion Quays Hotel & Spa 4 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Ellesmere Hotel 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Glyn Valley Hotel 3 7.1 miles11.3 km
- The Chainbridge Hotel 3 9.1 miles14.6 km
- The Lion Hotel 9.7 miles15.6 km
Schools in Gobowen
- Derwen College Special
- Gobowen Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Park Hall Stadium 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Aston Hall Estate 4.3 miles7 km
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 5.6 miles9 km
- Osbaston Wood Forest 6.8 miles11 km
- Whattal Castle Historic site 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 8.4 miles13.4 km
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Erddig Country house 9.3 miles15 km
- Racecourse Ground Stadium 11 miles17.8 km
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 14.6 miles23.6 km
- Berwyn Mountains 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 16.7 miles26.9 km