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Where is Welwyn?

Welwyn is located in the county of Hertfordshire, Eastern England, two miles north of the town of Welwyn Garden City, five miles south of the major town of Stevenage, and 22 miles north of London. Welwyn lies five miles south-east of the Bedfordshire border. Welwyn falls within the district council of Welwyn Hatfield, under the county council of Hertfordshire. It is in the AL6 postcode district. The post town for Welwyn is Welwyn.

Welwyn on a map

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

Which county is Welwyn in?

Welwyn is in the ceremonial county of Hertfordshire, the historic county of Hertfordshire, and the administrative county of Hertfordshire.

Ceremonial CountyHertfordshire
Historic CountyHertfordshire
Administrative CountyHertfordshire

Where is Welwyn in Hertfordshire?

Welwyn is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Hertfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Hertfordshire.

Map showing location of Welwyn within Hertfordshire
Location of Welwyn within Hertfordshire

What is the postcode for Welwyn?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Welwyn is AL6 9EH.

Where is Welwyn in AL6?

Welwyn is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the AL6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the AL6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Welwyn within AL6
Location of Welwyn within AL6

What is the post town for Welwyn?

The post town for Welwyn is Welwyn. Welwyn is in the AL6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Welwyn.

What is the latitude and longitude of Welwyn?

The centre of Welwyn is located at position 51.8297° latitude and -0.21564° longitude.

Latitude51.8297°
Longitude-0.21564°

What is the easting and northing of Welwyn?

The centre of Welwyn is located at the grid reference easting 523057 and northing 216070 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting523057
Northing216070

What are the nearest towns to Welwyn?

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

north
2m
Welwyn is 2 miles north of Welwyn Garden City
north
4m
Welwyn is 4 miles north of Hatfield
south
5m
Welwyn is 5 miles south of Stevenage
east
6m
Welwyn is 6 miles east of Harpenden
west
6m
Welwyn is 6 miles west of Hertford
west
8m
Welwyn is 8 miles west of Ware
south
9m
Welwyn is 9 miles south of Hitchin
east
9m
Welwyn is 9 miles east of Luton
north
9m
Welwyn is 9 miles north of Potters Bar
north-west
10m
Welwyn is 10 miles north-west of Hoddesdon

What are the nearest cities to Welwyn?

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

north-east
8m
Welwyn is 8 miles north-east of St Albans
north
22m
Welwyn is 22 miles north of City of London
north
23m
Welwyn is 23 miles north of London
north
23m
Welwyn is 23 miles north of City of Westminster
south-east
27m
Welwyn is 27 miles south-east of Milton Keynes
south-west
30m
Welwyn is 30 miles south-west of Cambridge
west
30m
Welwyn is 30 miles west of Chelmsford
south-west
44m
Welwyn is 44 miles south-west of Ely
north-west
45m
Welwyn is 45 miles north-west of Southend-on-Sea
east
45m
Welwyn is 45 miles east of Oxford

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