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 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 22.6 miles
- Chester 24.5 miles
- Chester Castle 23.9 miles
- Shrewsbury 9.9 miles
- Crewe 20 miles
- Wrexham 17.6 miles
- Winsford 24.5 miles
- Rhosllannerchrugog 17.7 miles
- Wellington 13.4 miles
- Oswestry 13.9 miles
- Oswestry Rural 14.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wem Urban Parish 0.1 miles
- Wem Rural Parish 1.6 miles
- Loppington Parish 2.6 miles
- Clive Built-up area 3 miles
- Weston-under-Redcastle Parish 3.3 miles
- Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst Parish 3.4 miles
- Grinshill Parish 3.6 miles
- Whixall Parish 3.7 miles
- Prees Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Myddle, Broughton and Harmer Hill Parish 3.9 miles
- Myddle Built-up area 4.3 miles
- Harmer Hill Built-up area 4.5 miles
Example postcodes in Wem
SY4 5BE, SY4 5BD, SY4 5BG, SY4 5FD, SY4 5ED, SY4 5BH, SY4 5QN, SY4 5DP, SY4 5BJ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 33.5 miles
- Manchester Airport 39.1 miles
- Wem Railway Station 0 miles
- Prees Railway Station 3.3 miles
Hotels near Wem Ad
- Old Rectory Hotel 3 0.6 miles
- Burlton Inn 4 2.9 miles
- Soulton Hall 4 1.9 miles
- Hawkstone Park 3 3.2 miles
- Hawkstone Hall Hotel & Gardens 4 miles
- The Sun Inn 3 6.3 miles
- Premier Inn Shrewsbury North 3 4.5 miles
- Albrighton Hall Hotel and Spa, a member of Radisson Individuals 4 6.8 miles
- The Bear Inn, Hodnet 4 6 miles
- The Corbet Arms 9.4 miles
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 miles
- Sundorne Castle Estate 8.5 miles
- Combermere Abbey Archaeological site 10.5 miles
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 11.6 miles
- Aston Hall Estate 11.8 miles
- Attingham Estate 12.1 miles
- Park Hall Stadium 12.9 miles
- Bomere Wood Forest 13 miles
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 13 miles
- Viroconium Archaeological site 13.1 miles
- Blore Heath Historic site 13.4 miles
- Osbaston Wood Forest 13.4 miles