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 miles
- Chester Castle 21.1 miles
- Shrewsbury 16.7 miles
- Wrexham 11.1 miles
- Buckley 19.4 miles
- Flint 24.8 miles
- Hawarden 20.8 miles
- Rhosllannerchrugog 8.2 miles
- Oswestry 2.7 miles
- Oswestry Rural 4.3 miles
- Brymbo 12.8 miles
- Nantwich 24.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Selattyn and Gobowen Parish 1.2 miles
- Rhoswiel Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Whittington Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn Ward 2 miles
- Weston Rhyn Built-up area 2 miles
- Oswestry West Ward 2.4 miles
- Chirk Bank Built-up area 2.4 miles
- St. Martins Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Oswestry East Ward 2.5 miles
- Oswestry Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Oswestry South Ward 2.9 miles
- Chirk Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Gobowen
SY11 3QN, SY11 3LL, SY11 3QT, SY10 7AT, SY11 3LJ, SY11 3JZ, SY10 7AJ, SY11 3NT, SY10 7BX … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 31.4 miles
- Manchester Airport 44.7 miles
- Gobowen Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Chirk Railway Station 3.1 miles
Hotels near Gobowen Ad
- The Wynnstay Hotel, Oswestry, Shropshire 4 2.7 miles
- The Mulberry Inn 5.5 miles
- Pen-Y-Dyffryn Country Hotel 3 4.3 miles
- Ye Old Boote Inn 1.8 miles
- Moreton Park Lodge 3 2 miles
- Lion Quays Hotel & Spa 4 1.4 miles
- Ellesmere Hotel 5.9 miles
- Glyn Valley Hotel 3 7.1 miles
- The Chainbridge Hotel 3 9.1 miles
- The Lion Hotel 9.7 miles
Schools in Gobowen
- Derwen College Special
- Gobowen Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Park Hall Stadium 1.2 miles
- Aston Hall Estate 4.3 miles
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 5.6 miles
- Osbaston Wood Forest 6.8 miles
- Whattal Castle Historic site 7.9 miles
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 8.4 miles
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 8.9 miles
- Erddig Country house 9.3 miles
- Racecourse Ground Stadium 11 miles
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 14.6 miles
- Berwyn Mountains 15.4 miles
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 16.7 miles