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  1. Cronton

Where is Cronton?

Cronton is located in the county of Merseyside, North West England, two miles north-west of the town of Widnes, five miles south of the major town of St Helens, 133 miles north of Cardiff, and 171 miles north-west of London. Cronton lies just north-west of the Cheshire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Cronton falls within the metropolitan district council of Knowsley. It is in the WA8 postcode district. The post town for Cronton is Widnes.

Cronton on a map

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

Which county is Cronton in?

Cronton is in the ceremonial county of Merseyside, and the historic county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyMerseyside
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Cronton in Merseyside?

Cronton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Merseyside, and towards the easternmost extremity of Merseyside.

Map showing location of Cronton within Merseyside
Location of Cronton within Merseyside

What is the postcode for Cronton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Cronton is WA8 5BS.

Where is Cronton in WA8?

Cronton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the WA8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WA8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Cronton within WA8
Location of Cronton within WA8

What is the post town for Cronton?

The post town for Cronton is Widnes. Cronton is in the WA8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Widnes.

What is the latitude and longitude of Cronton?

The centre of Cronton is located at position 53.38878° latitude and -2.76246° longitude.

Latitude53.38878°
Longitude-2.76246°

What is the easting and northing of Cronton?

The centre of Cronton is located at the grid reference easting 349388 and northing 388265 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting349388
Northing388265

What are the nearest towns to Cronton?

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

north-west
2m
Cronton is 2 miles north-west of Widnes
south-east
3m
Cronton is 3 miles south-east of Prescot
north
4m
Cronton is 4 miles north of Runcorn
south
5m
Cronton is 5 miles south of St Helens
south-west
6m
Cronton is 6 miles south-west of Haydock
south-west
7m
Cronton is 7 miles south-west of Newton-le-Willows
north
7m
Cronton is 7 miles north of Frodsham
west
7m
Cronton is 7 miles west of Warrington
south
8m
Cronton is 8 miles south of Billinge
south
8m
Cronton is 8 miles south of Rainford

What are the nearest cities to Cronton?

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

east
9m
Cronton is 9 miles east of Liverpool
north
15m
Cronton is 15 miles north of Chester
west
20m
Cronton is 20 miles west of Salford
west
22m
Cronton is 22 miles west of Manchester
north-east
25m
Cronton is 25 miles north-east of Wrexham
south
26m
Cronton is 26 miles south of Preston
east
30m
Cronton is 30 miles east of St Asaph
north-west
35m
Cronton is 35 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
46m
Cronton is 46 miles south of Lancaster
south-west
50m
Cronton is 50 miles south-west of Bradford

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