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 miles38.9 km
- Chester Castle 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Shrewsbury 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Wrexham 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Buckley 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Hawarden 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog 10.6 miles17 km
- Wellington 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Oswestry 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Oswestry Rural 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Brymbo 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Market Drayton 23.7 miles38.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Oswestry Built-up area 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Oswestry South Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Oswestry West Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Oswestry East Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Morda Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Oswestry Rural Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Whittington Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- St. Oswald Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Selattyn and Gobowen Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Trefonen Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Gobowen Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Oswestry
SY11 1LT, SY11 4JE, SY11 2LD, SY11 1SX, SY11 1SQ, SY11 1RE, SY11 2JN, SY11 2TL, SY10 8NH … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 34 miles54.7 km
- Manchester Airport 47.1 miles75.8 km
- Gobowen Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Llynclys South Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
Hotels near Oswestry Ad
- The Wynnstay Hotel, Oswestry, Shropshire 4 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Pen-Y-Dyffryn Country Hotel 3 3.1 miles5 km
- The Mulberry Inn 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Ye Old Boote Inn 2.5 miles4.1 km
- The Lion Hotel 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Moreton Park Lodge 3 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Lion Quays Hotel & Spa 4 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Glyn Valley Hotel 3 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Ellesmere Hotel 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Gales of Llangollen 3 9.2 miles14.8 km
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 miles2.8 km
- Aston Hall Estate 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Osbaston Wood Forest 4.5 miles7.2 km
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Whattal Castle Historic site 8.7 miles14 km
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Erddig Country house 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 12 miles19.4 km
- Racecourse Ground Stadium 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Welshpool Stadium 14.3 miles23 km
- Berwyn Mountains 14.5 miles23.3 km