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 is in the ceremonial county of Clwyd, the historic county of Flintshire, and the administrative county of Sir y Fflint - Flintshire.
Ceremonial County | Clwyd |
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Historic County | Flintshire |
Administrative County | Sir y Fflint - Flintshire |
Glan-yr-afon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Clwyd, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Clwyd.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Glan-yr-afon is CH8 9BJ.
Glan-yr-afon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CH8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CH8 postcode district.
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.
The centre of Glan-yr-afon is located at position 53.32417° latitude and -3.32749° longitude.
Latitude | 53.32417° |
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Longitude | -3.32749° |
The centre of Glan-yr-afon is located at the grid reference easting 311677 and northing 381628 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 311677 |
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Northing | 381628 |
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.
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.