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Where is Knolton?

Knolton is located in the county of Clwyd, Wales, three miles north-west of the town of Ellesmere, 17 miles south of the major city of Chester, 102 miles north of Cardiff, and 154 miles north-west of London. Knolton lies just north of the Shropshire border, and was historically in the county of Flintshire. Knolton falls within the unitary authority of Wrecsam - Wrexham. It is in the SY12 postcode district. The post town for Knolton is Ellesmere.

Knolton on a map

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

Which county is Knolton in?

Knolton is in the ceremonial county of Clwyd, the historic county of Flintshire, and the administrative county of Wrecsam - Wrexham.

Ceremonial CountyClwyd
Historic CountyFlintshire
Administrative CountyWrecsam - Wrexham

Where is Knolton in Clwyd?

Knolton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Clwyd, and towards the easternmost extremity of Clwyd.

Map showing location of Knolton within Clwyd
Location of Knolton within Clwyd

What is the postcode for Knolton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Knolton is SY12 9DT.

Where is Knolton in SY12?

Knolton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SY12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY12 postcode district.

Location of Knolton within SY12
Location of Knolton within SY12

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What is the post town for Knolton?

The post town for Knolton is Ellesmere. Knolton is in the SY12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ellesmere.

What is the latitude and longitude of Knolton?

The centre of Knolton is located at position 52.94253° latitude and -2.9246° longitude.

Latitude52.94253°
Longitude-2.9246°

What is the easting and northing of Knolton?

The centre of Knolton is located at the grid reference easting 337964 and northing 338749 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting337964
Northing338749

What are the nearest towns to Knolton?

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

north-west
3m
Knolton is 3 miles north-west of Ellesmere
east
6m
Knolton is 6 miles east of Chirk
north-east
8m
Knolton is 8 miles north-east of Oswestry
west
10m
Knolton is 10 miles west of Whitchurch
north-west
10m
Knolton is 10 miles north-west of Wem
east
10m
Knolton is 10 miles east of Llangollen
south
17m
Knolton is 17 miles south of Buckley
north-west
18m
Knolton is 18 miles north-west of Shrewsbury
south-east
18m
Knolton is 18 miles south-east of Mold
west
19m
Knolton is 19 miles west of Market Drayton

What are the nearest cities to Knolton?

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

south
8m
Knolton is 8 miles south of Wrexham
south
17m
Knolton is 17 miles south of Chester
south-east
31m
Knolton is 31 miles south-east of St Asaph
west
32m
Knolton is 32 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
32m
Knolton is 32 miles south of Liverpool
north-west
41m
Knolton is 41 miles north-west of Wolverhampton
south-west
45m
Knolton is 45 miles south-west of Salford
south-west
47m
Knolton is 47 miles south-west of Manchester
west
49m
Knolton is 49 miles west of Lichfield
north-west
54m
Knolton is 54 miles north-west of Birmingham