Axton is located in the county of Clwyd, Wales, three miles south-east of the town of Prestatyn, 15 miles south-west of the major town of Birkenhead, 127 miles north of Cardiff, 183 miles south of Edinburgh, and 184 miles north-west of London. Axton lies five miles south-west of the Merseyside border, and was historically in the county of Flintshire. Axton falls within the unitary authority of Sir y Fflint - Flintshire. It is in the CH8 postcode district. The post town for Axton is Holywell.
Axton is in the ceremonial county of Clwyd, the historic county of Flintshire, and the administrative county of Sir y Fflint - Flintshire.
Ceremonial County | Clwyd |
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Historic County | Flintshire |
Administrative County | Sir y Fflint - Flintshire |
Axton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Clwyd, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Clwyd.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Axton is CH8 9DJ.
Axton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CH8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CH8 postcode district.
The post town for Axton is Holywell. Axton is in the CH8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Holywell.
The centre of Axton is located at position 53.30964° latitude and -3.33776° longitude.
Latitude | 53.30964° |
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Longitude | -3.33776° |
The centre of Axton is located at the grid reference easting 310963 and northing 380024 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 310963 |
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Northing | 380024 |
Position of Axton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Axton to the centre of the town.
Position of Axton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Axton to the centre of the city.