Bretton is located in the county of Clwyd, Wales, four miles south-west of the major city of Chester, 117 miles north of Cardiff, and 166 miles north-west of London. Bretton lies just west of the Cheshire border, and was historically in the county of Flintshire. Bretton falls within the unitary authority of Sir y Fflint - Flintshire. It is in the CH4 postcode district. The post town for Bretton is Chester.
Bretton 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 |
Bretton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Clwyd, and towards the easternmost extremity of Clwyd.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Bretton is CH4 0DW.
Bretton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CH4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CH4 postcode district.
The post town for Bretton is Chester. Bretton is in the CH4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chester.
The centre of Bretton is located at position 53.16677° latitude and -2.9687° longitude.
Latitude | 53.16677° |
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Longitude | -2.9687° |
The centre of Bretton is located at the grid reference easting 335337 and northing 363732 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 335337 |
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Northing | 363732 |
Position of Bretton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bretton to the centre of the town.
Position of Bretton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bretton to the centre of the city.