Chirk is located in the county of Clwyd, Wales, five miles north of the town of Oswestry, 19 miles south of the major city of Chester, 101 miles north of Cardiff, and 158 miles north-west of London. Chirk lies just north-west of the Shropshire border, and was historically in the county of Denbighshire. Chirk falls within the unitary authority of Wrecsam - Wrexham. It is in the LL14 postcode district. The post town for Chirk is Wrexham.
Chirk is in the ceremonial county of Clwyd, the historic county of Denbighshire, and the administrative county of Wrecsam - Wrexham.
Ceremonial County | Clwyd |
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Historic County | Denbighshire |
Administrative County | Wrecsam - Wrexham |
Chirk is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Clwyd, and towards the easternmost extremity of Clwyd.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Chirk is LL14 5EU.
Chirk is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LL14 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LL14 postcode district.
The post town for Chirk is Wrexham. Chirk is in the LL14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wrexham.
The centre of Chirk is located at position 52.93338° latitude and -3.05706° longitude.
Latitude | 52.93338° |
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Longitude | -3.05706° |
The centre of Chirk is located at the grid reference easting 329047 and northing 337854 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 329047 |
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Northing | 337854 |
Position of Chirk relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Chirk to the centre of the town.
Position of Chirk relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Chirk to the centre of the city.