Handley is located in the county of Cheshire, North West England, seven miles south-east of the major city of Chester, 114 miles north of Cardiff, and 158 miles north-west of London. Handley lies four miles east of the Clwyd border. Handley falls within the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester. It is in the CH3 postcode district. The post town for Handley is Chester.
Handley is in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, the historic county of Cheshire, and the administrative county of Cheshire West and Chester.
Ceremonial County | Cheshire |
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Historic County | Cheshire |
Administrative County | Cheshire West and Chester |
Handley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cheshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cheshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Handley is CH3 9EA.
Handley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CH3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CH3 postcode district.
The post town for Handley is Chester. Handley is in the CH3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chester.
The centre of Handley is located at position 53.11313° latitude and -2.79482° longitude.
Latitude | 53.11313° |
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Longitude | -2.79482° |
The centre of Handley is located at the grid reference easting 346895 and northing 357623 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 346895 |
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Northing | 357623 |
Position of Handley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Handley to the centre of the town.
Position of Handley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Handley to the centre of the city.