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 is in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, the historic county of Cheshire, and the administrative county of Cheshire West and Chester.
Ceremonial County | Cheshire |
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Historic County | Cheshire |
Administrative County | Cheshire West and Chester |
Backford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cheshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cheshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Backford is CH1 6QJ.
Backford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CH1 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CH1 postcode district.
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The post town for Backford is Chester. Backford is in the CH1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chester.
The centre of Backford is located at position 53.23974° latitude and -2.90147° longitude.
Latitude | 53.23974° |
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Longitude | -2.90147° |
The centre of Backford is located at the grid reference easting 339934 and northing 371792 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 339934 |
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Northing | 371792 |
Position of Backford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Backford to the centre of the town.
Position of Backford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Backford to the centre of the city.