St. Oswald
Ward in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.824, -3.065 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 28 25 |
| Dialling code: | 01691 (Oswestry) |
St. Oswald is an electoral ward in Shropshire, England, characterised by a mix of rural hamlets and small residential pockets set amid rolling farmland and hedgerow-lined lanes. The landscape is typically Shropshire – patchwork fields, historic stone cottages and a parish church that gives the area its name – and it benefits from reasonable road links to nearby market towns, making it popular with commuters who want countryside living close to services.
Locally the economy is largely agricultural with a scattering of small businesses and trades, while community life centres on village halls, parish activities and occasional local events that sustain social cohesion. Conservation of historic buildings and the surrounding natural environment is important to residents, so the ward tends to attract families and retirees seeking a quieter, traditionally rural way of life within easy reach of larger centres.
Postcode districts covering St. Oswald
Most populated places nearby
- Shrewsbury 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Wrexham 16.1 miles25.8 km
- Buckley 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Wellington 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Oswestry 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Oswestry Rural 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Brymbo 17.4 miles28 km
- Market Drayton 24.6 miles39.5 km
- Newtown 24 miles38.6 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Mold 24 miles38.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Oswestry Rural Parish 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Morda Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Trefonen Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Pant Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Oswestry South Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Llanymynech and Pant Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Oswestry Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Llanyblodwel Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Oswestry East Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Oswestry West Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Llanymynech Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Carreghofa Parish 3.3 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in St. Oswald
SY10 9NA, SY10 9ER, SY10 9NN, SY10 1FR, SY10 9PE, SY10 9EE, SY10 1HD, SY10 9PQ, SY10 9NW … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 36.3 miles58.5 km
- Manchester Airport 49.2 miles79.1 km
- Llynclys South Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Gobowen Railway Station 5 miles8 km
Hotels near St. Oswald Ad
- The Wynnstay Hotel, Oswestry, Shropshire 4 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Pen-Y-Dyffryn Country Hotel 3 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Mulberry Inn 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Lion Hotel 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Ye Old Boote Inn 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Rowton Castle Hotel 10 miles16.1 km
- Moreton Park Lodge 3 6.8 miles11 km
- Lion Quays Hotel & Spa 4 6.2 miles10 km
- Glyn Valley Hotel 3 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Ellesmere Hotel 9.2 miles14.8 km
Schools in St. Oswald
- Morda C of E Primary School Primary
- Trefonen C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Osbaston Wood Forest 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Aston Hall Estate 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Park Hall Stadium 3.9 miles6.4 km
- Whattal Castle Historic site 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 9.7 miles15.6 km
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Welshpool Stadium 12 miles19.3 km
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Powis Castle Estate 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Erddig Country house 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Berwyn Mountains 14.3 miles23 km