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 miles
- Wrexham 16.1 miles
- Buckley 24.1 miles
- Rhosllannerchrugog 12.9 miles
- Wellington 24.4 miles
- Oswestry 2.3 miles
- Oswestry Rural 0.8 miles
- Brymbo 17.4 miles
- Market Drayton 24.6 miles
- Newtown 24 miles
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 23.4 miles
- Mold 24 miles
Neighbouring places
- Oswestry Rural Parish 0.8 miles
- Morda Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Trefonen Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Pant Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Oswestry South Ward 2.2 miles
- Llanymynech and Pant Parish 2.2 miles
- Oswestry Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Llanyblodwel Parish 2.4 miles
- Oswestry East Ward 2.5 miles
- Oswestry West Ward 2.7 miles
- Llanymynech Built-up area 3 miles
- Carreghofa Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in St. Oswald
SY10 9BQ, SY10 9FD, SY10 9HS, SY10 9NR, SY10 9RL, SY10 8JE, SY10 9HH, SY10 9LX, SY10 1HB … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 36.3 miles
- Manchester Airport 49.2 miles
- Llynclys South Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Gobowen Railway Station 5 miles
Hotels in St. Oswald Ad
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 miles
- Aston Hall Estate 2.8 miles
- Park Hall Stadium 3.9 miles
- Whattal Castle Historic site 9.7 miles
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 9.7 miles
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 10.1 miles
- Welshpool Stadium 12 miles
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 12.1 miles
- Powis Castle Estate 12.7 miles
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 13.2 miles
- Erddig Country house 14.2 miles
- Berwyn Mountains 14.3 miles