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Where is Glan-yr-afon?

Glan-yr-afon is located in the county of Clwyd, Wales, three miles east of the town of Prestatyn, 14 miles west of the major town of Birkenhead, 128 miles north of Cardiff, 182 miles south of Edinburgh, and 184 miles north-west of London. Glan-yr-afon lies five miles south-west of the Merseyside border, and was historically in the county of Flintshire. Glan-yr-afon falls within the unitary authority of Sir y Fflint - Flintshire. It is in the CH8 postcode district. The post town for Glan-yr-afon is Holywell.

Glan-yr-afon on a map

Map showing extent of Glan-yr-afon as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Glan-yr-afon
Map showing location of Glan-yr-afon within the UK
Location of Glan-yr-afon within the UK

Which county is Glan-yr-afon in?

Glan-yr-afon 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 Glan-yr-afon in Clwyd?

Glan-yr-afon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Clwyd, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Clwyd.

Map showing location of Glan-yr-afon within Clwyd
Location of Glan-yr-afon within Clwyd

What is the postcode for Glan-yr-afon?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Glan-yr-afon is CH8 9BJ.

Where is Glan-yr-afon in CH8?

Glan-yr-afon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CH8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CH8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Glan-yr-afon within CH8
Location of Glan-yr-afon within CH8

What is the post town for Glan-yr-afon?

The post town for Glan-yr-afon is Holywell. Glan-yr-afon is in the CH8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Holywell.

What is the latitude and longitude of Glan-yr-afon?

The centre of Glan-yr-afon is located at position 53.32417° latitude and -3.32749° longitude.

Latitude53.32417°
Longitude-3.32749°

What is the easting and northing of Glan-yr-afon?

The centre of Glan-yr-afon is located at the grid reference easting 311677 and northing 381628 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting311677
Northing381628

What are the nearest towns to Glan-yr-afon?

Position of Glan-yr-afon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Glan-yr-afon to the centre of the town.

east
3m
Glan-yr-afon is 3 miles east of Prestatyn
north
5m
Glan-yr-afon is 5 miles north of Caerwys
north-west
6m
Glan-yr-afon is 6 miles north-west of Holywell
east
6m
Glan-yr-afon is 6 miles east of Rhuddlan
south-west
7m
Glan-yr-afon is 7 miles south-west of West Kirby
east
7m
Glan-yr-afon is 7 miles east of Rhyl
south-west
8m
Glan-yr-afon is 8 miles south-west of Hoylake
north-west
9m
Glan-yr-afon is 9 miles north-west of Flint
west
10m
Glan-yr-afon is 10 miles west of Heswall
north-east
10m
Glan-yr-afon is 10 miles north-east of Denbigh

What are the nearest cities to Glan-yr-afon?

Position of Glan-yr-afon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Glan-yr-afon to the centre of the city.

north-east
7m
Glan-yr-afon is 7 miles north-east of St Asaph
west
16m
Glan-yr-afon is 16 miles west of Liverpool
north-west
20m
Glan-yr-afon is 20 miles north-west of Chester
north-west
24m
Glan-yr-afon is 24 miles north-west of Wrexham
east
34m
Glan-yr-afon is 34 miles east of Bangor
south-west
40m
Glan-yr-afon is 40 miles south-west of Preston
west
44m
Glan-yr-afon is 44 miles west of Salford
west
46m
Glan-yr-afon is 46 miles west of Manchester
north-west
52m
Glan-yr-afon is 52 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south-west
55m
Glan-yr-afon is 55 miles south-west of Lancaster