Walwen is located in the county of Clwyd, Wales, three miles south-east of the town of Prestatyn, 15 miles south-west of the major town of Birkenhead, 126 miles north of Cardiff, 183 miles south of Edinburgh, and 183 miles north-west of London. Walwen lies six miles south-west of the Merseyside border, and was historically in the county of Flintshire. Walwen falls within the unitary authority of Sir y Fflint - Flintshire. It is in the CH8 postcode district. The post town for Walwen is Holywell.
Walwen 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 |
Walwen 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 Walwen is CH8 9DL.
Walwen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CH8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CH8 postcode district.
The post town for Walwen is Holywell. Walwen is in the CH8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Holywell.
The centre of Walwen is located at position 53.30169° latitude and -3.34189° longitude.
Latitude | 53.30169° |
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Longitude | -3.34189° |
The centre of Walwen is located at the grid reference easting 310671 and northing 379145 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 310671 |
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Northing | 379145 |
Position of Walwen relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Walwen to the centre of the town.
Position of Walwen relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Walwen to the centre of the city.