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Where is Axton?

Axton 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, 127 miles north of Cardiff, 183 miles south of Edinburgh, and 184 miles north-west of London. Axton lies five miles south-west of the Merseyside border, and was historically in the county of Flintshire. Axton falls within the unitary authority of Sir y Fflint - Flintshire. It is in the CH8 postcode district. The post town for Axton is Holywell.

Axton on a map

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

Which county is Axton in?

Axton 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 Axton in Clwyd?

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

Map showing location of Axton within Clwyd
Location of Axton within Clwyd

What is the postcode for Axton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Axton is CH8 9DJ.

Where is Axton in CH8?

Axton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CH8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CH8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Axton within CH8
Location of Axton within CH8

What is the post town for Axton?

The post town for Axton is Holywell. Axton is in the CH8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Holywell.

What is the latitude and longitude of Axton?

The centre of Axton is located at position 53.30964° latitude and -3.33776° longitude.

Latitude53.30964°
Longitude-3.33776°

What is the easting and northing of Axton?

The centre of Axton is located at the grid reference easting 310963 and northing 380024 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting310963
Northing380024

What are the nearest towns to Axton?

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

south-east
3m
Axton is 3 miles south-east of Prestatyn
north
5m
Axton is 5 miles north of Caerwys
north-west
5m
Axton is 5 miles north-west of Holywell
east
5m
Axton is 5 miles east of Rhuddlan
east
6m
Axton is 6 miles east of Rhyl
south-west
8m
Axton is 8 miles south-west of West Kirby
south-west
9m
Axton is 9 miles south-west of Hoylake
north-west
9m
Axton is 9 miles north-west of Flint
north-east
9m
Axton is 9 miles north-east of Denbigh
west
10m
Axton is 10 miles west of Heswall

What are the nearest cities to Axton?

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

north-east
6m
Axton is 6 miles north-east of St Asaph
south-west
16m
Axton is 16 miles south-west of Liverpool
north-west
20m
Axton is 20 miles north-west of Chester
north-west
23m
Axton is 23 miles north-west of Wrexham
east
33m
Axton is 33 miles east of Bangor
south-west
41m
Axton is 41 miles south-west of Preston
west
45m
Axton is 45 miles west of Salford
west
47m
Axton is 47 miles west of Manchester
north-west
52m
Axton is 52 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south-west
56m
Axton is 56 miles south-west of Lancaster