Wem
Built-up area in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.856, -2.72 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 51 28 |
| Population: | 5,870 |
| Dialling code: | 01939 |
Wem is a small historic market town in north Shropshire, England, sitting on the gentle agricultural plain a few miles north of Shrewsbury beside the River Roden. It grew as a local trading and service centre for surrounding farms, and the town centre still shows a mix of timber‑framed and later 18th–19th century buildings within a conservation area.
The local economy is rooted in agriculture, small businesses and light industry, and the town is served by a railway station with regular links to nearby towns. Wem retains a strong community spirit - notable for its long‑running carnival and other local events - and its parish church and civic buildings reflect a proud sense of heritage that keeps it a lively focal point of rural Shropshire life.
Postcode districts covering Wem
Most populated places nearby
- Telford 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Chester 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Chester Castle 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Shrewsbury 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Crewe 20 miles32.3 km
- Wrexham 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Winsford 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Wellington 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Oswestry 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Oswestry Rural 14.6 miles23.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Wem Urban Parish 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Wem Rural Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Loppington Parish 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Clive Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Weston-under-Redcastle Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Grinshill Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Whixall Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Prees Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Myddle, Broughton and Harmer Hill Parish 3.9 miles6.4 km
- Myddle Built-up area 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Harmer Hill Built-up area 4.5 miles7.2 km
Example postcodes in Wem
SY4 5TJ, SY4 5JF, SY4 5BL, SY4 5HW, SY4 5BU, SY4 5DW, SY4 5TW, SY4 5DE, SY4 5AB … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 33.5 miles53.8 km
- Manchester Airport 39.1 miles62.9 km
- Wem Railway Station 0 miles0.1 km
- Prees Railway Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
Hotels near Wem Ad
- The Old Rectory 3 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Hawkstone Hall Hotel & Gardens 4 miles6.5 km
- The Bear Inn 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Hawkstone Park Hotel 3 3.2 miles5.1 km
- The Corbet Arms 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Pepper Street Rooms 8 miles12.9 km
- Albright Hussey Manor 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Ellesmere Hotel 8.1 miles13 km
- Mercure Shrewsbury Albrighton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Old Mill Thai Vintage 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
Schools in Wem
- St Peter's C of E Primary School Primary
- The Thomas Adams School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Whattal Castle Historic site 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Sundorne Castle Estate 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Combermere Abbey Archaeological site 10.5 miles17 km
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Aston Hall Estate 11.8 miles19 km
- Attingham Estate 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Park Hall Stadium 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Bomere Wood Forest 13 miles20.9 km
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 13 miles21 km
- Viroconium Archaeological site 13.1 miles21.2 km
- Blore Heath Historic site 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Osbaston Wood Forest 13.4 miles21.6 km