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Where is Colwyn Bay?

Colwyn Bay is located in the county of Clwyd, Wales, five miles west of the town of Abergele, 30 miles west of the major town of Birkenhead, 127 miles north of Cardiff, 185 miles south of Edinburgh, and 195 miles north-west of London. Colwyn Bay was historically in the county of Denbighshire. Colwyn Bay falls within the unitary authority of Conwy - Conwy. It is in the LL29 postcode district. The post town for Colwyn Bay is Colwyn Bay.

Colwyn Bay on a map

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

Which county is Colwyn Bay in?

Colwyn Bay is in the ceremonial county of Clwyd, the historic county of Denbighshire, and the administrative county of Conwy - Conwy.

Ceremonial CountyClwyd
Historic CountyDenbighshire
Administrative CountyConwy - Conwy

Where is Colwyn Bay in Clwyd?

Colwyn Bay is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Clwyd, and towards the westernmost extremity of Clwyd.

Map showing location of Colwyn Bay within Clwyd
Location of Colwyn Bay within Clwyd

What is the postcode for Colwyn Bay?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Colwyn Bay is LL29 9YF.

Where is Colwyn Bay in LL29?

Colwyn Bay is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LL29 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LL29 postcode district.

Map showing location of Colwyn Bay within LL29
Location of Colwyn Bay within LL29

What is the post town for Colwyn Bay?

The post town for Colwyn Bay is Colwyn Bay. Colwyn Bay is in the LL29 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Colwyn Bay.

What is the latitude and longitude of Colwyn Bay?

The centre of Colwyn Bay is located at position 53.28991° latitude and -3.70642° longitude.

Latitude53.28991°
Longitude-3.70642°

What is the easting and northing of Colwyn Bay?

The centre of Colwyn Bay is located at the grid reference easting 286349 and northing 378353 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting286349
Northing378353

What are the nearest towns to Colwyn Bay?

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

west
5m
Colwyn Bay is 5 miles west of Abergele
east
5m
Colwyn Bay is 5 miles east of Conwy
south-east
6m
Colwyn Bay is 6 miles south-east of Llandudno
east
9m
Colwyn Bay is 9 miles east of Penmaenmawr
west
9m
Colwyn Bay is 9 miles west of Rhyl
west
10m
Colwyn Bay is 10 miles west of Rhuddlan
north
11m
Colwyn Bay is 11 miles north of Llanrwst
east
11m
Colwyn Bay is 11 miles east of Llanfairfechan
west
13m
Colwyn Bay is 13 miles west of Prestatyn
north-west
14m
Colwyn Bay is 14 miles north-west of Denbigh

What are the nearest cities to Colwyn Bay?

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

west
11m
Colwyn Bay is 11 miles west of St Asaph
east
18m
Colwyn Bay is 18 miles east of Bangor
west
31m
Colwyn Bay is 31 miles west of Liverpool
north-west
34m
Colwyn Bay is 34 miles north-west of Wrexham
west
34m
Colwyn Bay is 34 miles west of Chester
south-west
53m
Colwyn Bay is 53 miles south-west of Preston
west
60m
Colwyn Bay is 60 miles west of Salford
west
62m
Colwyn Bay is 62 miles west of Manchester
south-west
64m
Colwyn Bay is 64 miles south-west of Lancaster
west
66m
Colwyn Bay is 66 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent

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