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  1. Chirk

Where is Chirk?

Chirk is located in the county of Clwyd, Wales, five miles north of the town of Oswestry, 19 miles south of the major city of Chester, 101 miles north of Cardiff, and 158 miles north-west of London. Chirk lies just north-west of the Shropshire border, and was historically in the county of Denbighshire. Chirk falls within the unitary authority of Wrecsam - Wrexham. It is in the LL14 postcode district. The post town for Chirk is Wrexham.

Chirk on a map

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

Which county is Chirk in?

Chirk is in the ceremonial county of Clwyd, the historic county of Denbighshire, and the administrative county of Wrecsam - Wrexham.

Ceremonial CountyClwyd
Historic CountyDenbighshire
Administrative CountyWrecsam - Wrexham

Where is Chirk in Clwyd?

Chirk is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Clwyd, and towards the easternmost extremity of Clwyd.

Map showing location of Chirk within Clwyd
Location of Chirk within Clwyd

What is the postcode for Chirk?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Chirk is LL14 5EU.

Where is Chirk in LL14?

Chirk is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LL14 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LL14 postcode district.

Map showing location of Chirk within LL14
Location of Chirk within LL14

What is the post town for Chirk?

The post town for Chirk is Wrexham. Chirk is in the LL14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wrexham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Chirk?

The centre of Chirk is located at position 52.93338° latitude and -3.05706° longitude.

Latitude52.93338°
Longitude-3.05706°

What is the easting and northing of Chirk?

The centre of Chirk is located at the grid reference easting 329047 and northing 337854 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting329047
Northing337854

What are the nearest towns to Chirk?

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

north
5m
Chirk is 5 miles north of Oswestry
south-east
5m
Chirk is 5 miles south-east of Llangollen
west
7m
Chirk is 7 miles west of Ellesmere
north-east
15m
Chirk is 15 miles north-east of Llanfyllin
west
15m
Chirk is 15 miles west of Wem
west
16m
Chirk is 16 miles west of Whitchurch
south
16m
Chirk is 16 miles south of Buckley
south-east
16m
Chirk is 16 miles south-east of Ruthin
south
17m
Chirk is 17 miles south of Mold
south
19m
Chirk is 19 miles south of Shotton

What are the nearest cities to Chirk?

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

south
8m
Chirk is 8 miles south of Wrexham
south
19m
Chirk is 19 miles south of Chester
south-east
28m
Chirk is 28 miles south-east of St Asaph
south
33m
Chirk is 33 miles south of Liverpool
west
37m
Chirk is 37 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
north-west
46m
Chirk is 46 miles north-west of Wolverhampton
south-east
49m
Chirk is 49 miles south-east of Bangor
south-west
49m
Chirk is 49 miles south-west of Salford
south-west
51m
Chirk is 51 miles south-west of Manchester
west
54m
Chirk is 54 miles west of Lichfield

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