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Where is Walwen?

Walwen is located in the county of Clwyd, Wales, one mile east of the town of Holywell, 11 miles south-west of the major town of Birkenhead, 124 miles north of Cardiff, and 178 miles north-west of London. Walwen lies two 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 CH6 postcode district.

Walwen on a map

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

Which county is Walwen in?

Walwen is in the ceremonial county of Clwyd, the historic county of Flintshire, and the administrative county of Sir y Fflint - Flintshire.

Ceremonial CountyClwyd
Historic CountyFlintshire
Administrative CountySir y Fflint - Flintshire

Where is Walwen in Clwyd?

Walwen is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Clwyd, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Clwyd.

Map showing location of Walwen within Clwyd
Location of Walwen within Clwyd

What is the postcode for Walwen?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Walwen is CH6 6JD.

Where is Walwen in CH6?

Walwen is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CH6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CH6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Walwen within CH6
Location of Walwen within CH6

What is the latitude and longitude of Walwen?

The centre of Walwen is located at position 53.28071° latitude and -3.19238° longitude.

Latitude53.28071°
Longitude-3.19238°

What is the easting and northing of Walwen?

The centre of Walwen is located at the grid reference easting 320596 and northing 376634 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting320596
Northing376634

What are the nearest towns to Walwen?

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

east
1m
Walwen is 1 mile east of Holywell
north-west
3m
Walwen is 3 miles north-west of Flint
south-west
5m
Walwen is 5 miles south-west of Heswall
north-east
5m
Walwen is 5 miles north-east of Caerwys
west
5m
Walwen is 5 miles west of Neston
south
6m
Walwen is 6 miles south of West Kirby
north-west
7m
Walwen is 7 miles north-west of Connah's Quay
south
8m
Walwen is 8 miles south of Hoylake
north
8m
Walwen is 8 miles north of Mold
north-west
8m
Walwen is 8 miles north-west of Shotton

What are the nearest cities to Walwen?

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

east
11m
Walwen is 11 miles east of St Asaph
south-west
13m
Walwen is 13 miles south-west of Liverpool
north-west
14m
Walwen is 14 miles north-west of Chester
north-west
18m
Walwen is 18 miles north-west of Wrexham
south-west
39m
Walwen is 39 miles south-west of Preston
east
39m
Walwen is 39 miles east of Bangor
west
40m
Walwen is 40 miles west of Salford
west
41m
Walwen is 41 miles west of Manchester
north-west
46m
Walwen is 46 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
56m
Walwen is 56 miles south of Lancaster