Llangollen is located in the county of Clwyd, Wales, five miles north-west of the town of Chirk, 19 miles south-west of the major city of Chester, 103 miles north of Cardiff, and 163 miles north-west of London. Llangollen lies four miles north-west of the Shropshire border, and was historically in the county of Denbighshire. Llangollen falls within the unitary authority of Sir Ddinbych - Denbighshire. It is in the LL20 postcode district. The post town for Llangollen is Llangollen.
Llangollen is in the ceremonial county of Clwyd, the historic county of Denbighshire, and the administrative county of Sir Ddinbych - Denbighshire.
Ceremonial County | Clwyd |
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Historic County | Denbighshire |
Administrative County | Sir Ddinbych - Denbighshire |
Llangollen is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Clwyd, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Clwyd.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Llangollen is LL20 8RT.
Llangollen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LL20 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LL20 postcode district.
The post town for Llangollen is Llangollen. Llangollen is in the LL20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Llangollen.
The centre of Llangollen is located at position 52.96965° latitude and -3.17041° longitude.
Latitude | 52.96965° |
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Longitude | -3.17041° |
The centre of Llangollen is located at the grid reference easting 321495 and northing 342006 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 321495 |
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Northing | 342006 |
Position of Llangollen relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Llangollen to the centre of the town.
Position of Llangollen relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Llangollen to the centre of the city.