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Where is Broughton?

Broughton is located in the county of Clwyd, Wales, three miles south-east of the town of Shotton, five miles south-west of the major city of Chester, 117 miles north of Cardiff, and 166 miles north-west of London. Broughton lies just west of the Cheshire border, and was historically in the county of Flintshire. Broughton falls within the unitary authority of Sir y Fflint - Flintshire. It is in the CH4 postcode district. The post town for Broughton is Chester.

Broughton on a map

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

Which county is Broughton in?

Broughton is in the ceremonial county of Clwyd, the historic county of Flintshire, and the administrative county of Sir y Fflint - Flintshire.

Ceremonial CountyClwyd
Historic CountyFlintshire
Administrative CountySir y Fflint - Flintshire

Where is Broughton in Clwyd?

Broughton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Clwyd, and towards the easternmost extremity of Clwyd.

Map showing location of Broughton within Clwyd
Location of Broughton within Clwyd

What is the postcode for Broughton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Broughton is CH4 0QW.

Where is Broughton in CH4?

Broughton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CH4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CH4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Broughton within CH4
Location of Broughton within CH4

What is the post town for Broughton?

The post town for Broughton is Chester. Broughton is in the CH4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Broughton?

The centre of Broughton is located at position 53.16321° latitude and -2.99157° longitude.

Latitude53.16321°
Longitude-2.99157°

What is the easting and northing of Broughton?

The centre of Broughton is located at the grid reference easting 333803 and northing 363357 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting333803
Northing363357

What are the nearest towns to Broughton?

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

south-east
3m
Broughton is 3 miles south-east of Shotton
east
4m
Broughton is 4 miles east of Buckley
south-east
5m
Broughton is 5 miles south-east of Connah's Quay
east
6m
Broughton is 6 miles east of Mold
south-east
8m
Broughton is 8 miles south-east of Flint
south-west
9m
Broughton is 9 miles south-west of Ellesmere Port
south
9m
Broughton is 9 miles south of Neston
south
12m
Broughton is 12 miles south of Bebington
south
12m
Broughton is 12 miles south of Heswall
south-east
12m
Broughton is 12 miles south-east of Holywell

What are the nearest cities to Broughton?

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

south-west
5m
Broughton is 5 miles south-west of Chester
north
8m
Broughton is 8 miles north of Wrexham
south
17m
Broughton is 17 miles south of Liverpool
east
20m
Broughton is 20 miles east of St Asaph
west
35m
Broughton is 35 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
south-west
36m
Broughton is 36 miles south-west of Salford
south-west
38m
Broughton is 38 miles south-west of Manchester
south
43m
Broughton is 43 miles south of Preston
east
47m
Broughton is 47 miles east of Bangor
north-west
54m
Broughton is 54 miles north-west of Wolverhampton

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