Fachwen is located in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, four miles south-west of the town of Bethesda, 50 miles west of the major town of Birkenhead, 121 miles north of Cardiff, 199 miles south of Edinburgh, and 203 miles north-west of London. Fachwen lies five miles west of the Clwyd border, and was historically in the county of Carnarvonshire. Fachwen falls within the unitary authority of Gwynedd - Gwynedd. It is in the LL55 postcode district. The post town for Fachwen is Caernarfon.
Fachwen is in the ceremonial county of Gwynedd, the historic county of Carnarvonshire, and the administrative county of Gwynedd - Gwynedd.
Ceremonial County | Gwynedd |
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Historic County | Carnarvonshire |
Administrative County | Gwynedd - Gwynedd |
Fachwen is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Gwynedd, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gwynedd.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Fachwen is LL55 3HD.
Fachwen is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LL55 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LL55 postcode district.
The post town for Fachwen is Caernarfon. Fachwen is in the LL55 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Caernarfon.
The centre of Fachwen is located at position 53.1348° latitude and -4.13457° longitude.
Latitude | 53.1348° |
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Longitude | -4.13457° |
The centre of Fachwen is located at the grid reference easting 257297 and northing 361868 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 257297 |
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Northing | 361868 |
Position of Fachwen relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Fachwen to the centre of the town.
Position of Fachwen relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Fachwen to the centre of the city.