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Where is Whelston?

Whelston 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. Whelston lies two miles south-west of the Merseyside border, and was historically in the county of Flintshire. Whelston falls within the unitary authority of Sir y Fflint - Flintshire. It is in the CH6 postcode district.

Whelston on a map

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

Which county is Whelston in?

Whelston 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 Whelston in Clwyd?

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

Map showing location of Whelston within Clwyd
Location of Whelston within Clwyd

What is the postcode for Whelston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whelston is CH6 6LH.

Where is Whelston in CH6?

Whelston 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 Whelston within CH6
Location of Whelston within CH6

What is the latitude and longitude of Whelston?

The centre of Whelston is located at position 53.27682° latitude and -3.18936° longitude.

Latitude53.27682°
Longitude-3.18936°

What is the easting and northing of Whelston?

The centre of Whelston is located at the grid reference easting 320790 and northing 376198 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting320790
Northing376198

What are the nearest towns to Whelston?

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

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

What are the nearest cities to Whelston?

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

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