Oswestry
Parish in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.857, -3.054 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 29 29 |
| Population: | 18,743 |
| Dialling code: | 01691 |
Oswestry sits in north Shropshire, a stone’s throw from the Welsh border and overlooked by the Long Mountain and the impressive earthworks of Old Oswestry, an Iron Age hillfort. Its name recalls King Oswald and the town’s long Anglo‑Welsh history; the line of Offa’s Dyke and cross‑border traditions still shape the local identity.
Traditionally a market town, Oswestry mixes independent shops, agriculture and light industry, with a lively cultural programme and heritage attractions such as the preserved Cambrian Heritage Railway and a town museum. The border location gives a distinctive community feel, with regular markets, festivals and countryside walking routes linking to nearby centres like Wrexham and Shrewsbury.
Postcode districts covering Oswestry
Most populated places nearby
- Chester 24.2 miles
- Chester Castle 23.7 miles
- Shrewsbury 15.7 miles
- Wrexham 13.7 miles
- Buckley 21.8 miles
- Hawarden 23.3 miles
- Rhosllannerchrugog 10.6 miles
- Wellington 24.8 miles
- Oswestry 0.1 miles
- Oswestry Rural 1.7 miles
- Brymbo 15.1 miles
- Market Drayton 23.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Oswestry Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Oswestry South Ward 0.4 miles
- Oswestry West Ward 0.5 miles
- Oswestry East Ward 0.6 miles
- Morda Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Oswestry Rural Parish 1.7 miles
- Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn Ward 2.2 miles
- Whittington Built-up area 2.3 miles
- St. Oswald Ward 2.3 miles
- Selattyn and Gobowen Parish 2.4 miles
- Trefonen Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Gobowen Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Oswestry
SY11 1JA, SY11 2JS, SY11 2BU, SY11 2LR, SY11 2BZ, SY11 1AQ, SY11 1DX, SY11 2LW, SY11 1EJ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 34 miles
- Manchester Airport 47.1 miles
- Gobowen Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Llynclys South Railway Station 3.4 miles
Hotels near Oswestry Ad
- The Wynnstay Hotel, Oswestry, Shropshire 4 0.1 miles
- Pen-Y-Dyffryn Country Hotel 3 3.1 miles
- The Mulberry Inn 6.3 miles
- Ye Old Boote Inn 2.5 miles
- Moreton Park Lodge 3 4.5 miles
- Lion Quays Hotel & Spa 4 3.8 miles
- The Lion Hotel 7.2 miles
- Ellesmere Hotel 7.5 miles
- Glyn Valley Hotel 3 7.6 miles
- The Hand Hotel 3 5.2 miles
Schools in Oswestry
- Holy Trinity C of E Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Oswestry School Independent - all ages
- Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- The Marches School Secondary
- The Meadows Primary School Primary
- Woodside Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Park Hall Stadium 1.7 miles
- Aston Hall Estate 2.8 miles
- Osbaston Wood Forest 4.5 miles
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 7.9 miles
- Whattal Castle Historic site 8.7 miles
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 10.3 miles
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 10.9 miles
- Erddig Country house 11.9 miles
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 12 miles
- Racecourse Ground Stadium 13.6 miles
- Welshpool Stadium 14.3 miles
- Berwyn Mountains 14.5 miles