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Where is Derwen?

Derwen is located in the county of Clwyd, Wales, six miles south-west of the town of Ruthin, 23 miles south-west of the major city of Chester, 109 miles north of Cardiff, and 174 miles north-west of London. Derwen lies five miles east of the Gwynedd border, and was historically in the county of Denbighshire. Derwen falls within the unitary authority of Sir Ddinbych - Denbighshire. It is in the LL21 postcode district. The post town for Derwen is Corwen.

Derwen on a map

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

Which county is Derwen in?

Derwen is in the ceremonial county of Clwyd, the historic county of Denbighshire, and the administrative county of Sir Ddinbych - Denbighshire.

Ceremonial CountyClwyd
Historic CountyDenbighshire
Administrative CountySir Ddinbych - Denbighshire

Where is Derwen in Clwyd?

Derwen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Clwyd, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Clwyd.

Map showing location of Derwen within Clwyd
Location of Derwen within Clwyd

What is the postcode for Derwen?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Derwen is LL21 9SF.

Where is Derwen in LL21?

Derwen is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LL21 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LL21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Derwen within LL21
Location of Derwen within LL21

What is the post town for Derwen?

The post town for Derwen is Corwen. Derwen is in the LL21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Corwen.

What is the latitude and longitude of Derwen?

The centre of Derwen is located at position 53.04554° latitude and -3.38483° longitude.

Latitude53.04554°
Longitude-3.38483°

What is the easting and northing of Derwen?

The centre of Derwen is located at the grid reference easting 307259 and northing 350706 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting307259
Northing350706

What are the nearest towns to Derwen?

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

south-west
6m
Derwen is 6 miles south-west of Ruthin
south
10m
Derwen is 10 miles south of Denbigh
north-west
10m
Derwen is 10 miles north-west of Llangollen
north-east
13m
Derwen is 13 miles north-east of Y Bala
south-west
13m
Derwen is 13 miles south-west of Mold
south
14m
Derwen is 14 miles south of Caerwys
south-west
15m
Derwen is 15 miles south-west of Buckley
north-west
16m
Derwen is 16 miles north-west of Chirk
south-west
17m
Derwen is 17 miles south-west of Holywell
south
17m
Derwen is 17 miles south of Rhuddlan

What are the nearest cities to Derwen?

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

south
15m
Derwen is 15 miles south of St Asaph
west
16m
Derwen is 16 miles west of Wrexham
south-west
23m
Derwen is 23 miles south-west of Chester
south-west
30m
Derwen is 30 miles south-west of Liverpool
south-east
33m
Derwen is 33 miles south-east of Bangor
west
51m
Derwen is 51 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
south-west
54m
Derwen is 54 miles south-west of Salford
south-west
56m
Derwen is 56 miles south-west of Manchester
south-west
57m
Derwen is 57 miles south-west of Preston
north-west
61m
Derwen is 61 miles north-west of Wolverhampton