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Where is Backford?

Backford is located in the county of Cheshire, North West England, three miles south of the town of Ellesmere Port, three miles north of the major city of Chester, 122 miles north of Cardiff, and 167 miles north-west of London. Backford lies three miles east of the Clwyd border. Backford falls within the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester. It is in the CH1 postcode district. The post town for Backford is Chester.

Backford on a map

Map showing extent of Backford as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Backford
Map showing location of Backford within the UK
Location of Backford within the UK

Which county is Backford in?

Backford is in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, the historic county of Cheshire, and the administrative county of Cheshire West and Chester.

Ceremonial CountyCheshire
Historic CountyCheshire
Administrative CountyCheshire West and Chester

Where is Backford in Cheshire?

Backford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cheshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cheshire.

Map showing location of Backford within Cheshire
Location of Backford within Cheshire

What is the postcode for Backford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Backford is CH1 6QJ.

Where is Backford in CH1?

Backford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CH1 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CH1 postcode district.

Location of Backford within CH1
Location of Backford within CH1

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What is the post town for Backford?

The post town for Backford is Chester. Backford is in the CH1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Backford?

The centre of Backford is located at position 53.23974° latitude and -2.90147° longitude.

Latitude53.23974°
Longitude-2.90147°

What is the easting and northing of Backford?

The centre of Backford is located at the grid reference easting 339934 and northing 371792 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting339934
Northing371792

What are the nearest towns to Backford?

Position of Backford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Backford to the centre of the town.

south
3m
Backford is 3 miles south of Ellesmere Port
north-east
6m
Backford is 6 miles north-east of Shotton
east
7m
Backford is 7 miles east of Connah's Quay
south-east
7m
Backford is 7 miles south-east of Bebington
south-east
8m
Backford is 8 miles south-east of Neston
south-west
8m
Backford is 8 miles south-west of Frodsham
north-east
9m
Backford is 9 miles north-east of Buckley
east
10m
Backford is 10 miles east of Flint
south-west
10m
Backford is 10 miles south-west of Runcorn
south-east
10m
Backford is 10 miles south-east of Heswall

What are the nearest cities to Backford?

Position of Backford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Backford to the centre of the city.

north
3m
Backford is 3 miles north of Chester
south
12m
Backford is 12 miles south of Liverpool
north
14m
Backford is 14 miles north of Wrexham
east
23m
Backford is 23 miles east of St Asaph
south-west
30m
Backford is 30 miles south-west of Salford
south-west
32m
Backford is 32 miles south-west of Manchester
north-west
34m
Backford is 34 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
37m
Backford is 37 miles south of Preston
east
51m
Backford is 51 miles east of Bangor
north-west
56m
Backford is 56 miles north-west of Wolverhampton