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Where is Fachwen?

Fachwen is located in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, four miles south-west of the town of Bethesda, 50 miles west of the major town of Birkenhead, 121 miles north of Cardiff, 199 miles south of Edinburgh, and 203 miles north-west of London. Fachwen lies five miles west of the Clwyd border, and was historically in the county of Carnarvonshire. Fachwen falls within the unitary authority of Gwynedd - Gwynedd. It is in the LL55 postcode district. The post town for Fachwen is Caernarfon.

Fachwen on a map

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

Which county is Fachwen in?

Fachwen is in the ceremonial county of Gwynedd, the historic county of Carnarvonshire, and the administrative county of Gwynedd - Gwynedd.

Ceremonial CountyGwynedd
Historic CountyCarnarvonshire
Administrative CountyGwynedd - Gwynedd

Where is Fachwen in Gwynedd?

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

Map showing location of Fachwen within Gwynedd
Location of Fachwen within Gwynedd

What is the postcode for Fachwen?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Fachwen is LL55 3HD.

Where is Fachwen in LL55?

Fachwen is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LL55 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LL55 postcode district.

Map showing location of Fachwen within LL55
Location of Fachwen within LL55

What is the post town for Fachwen?

The post town for Fachwen is Caernarfon. Fachwen is in the LL55 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Caernarfon.

What is the latitude and longitude of Fachwen?

The centre of Fachwen is located at position 53.1348° latitude and -4.13457° longitude.

Latitude53.1348°
Longitude-4.13457°

What is the easting and northing of Fachwen?

The centre of Fachwen is located at the grid reference easting 257297 and northing 361868 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting257297
Northing361868

What are the nearest towns to Fachwen?

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

south-west
4m
Fachwen is 4 miles south-west of Bethesda
north-east
5m
Fachwen is 5 miles north-east of Rhosgadfan
east
6m
Fachwen is 6 miles east of Caernarfon
south
6m
Fachwen is 6 miles south of Menai Bridge
south
9m
Fachwen is 9 miles south of Beaumaris
south-west
11m
Fachwen is 11 miles south-west of Llanfairfechan
south-east
11m
Fachwen is 11 miles south-east of Llangefni
south-west
13m
Fachwen is 13 miles south-west of Penmaenmawr
north-west
13m
Fachwen is 13 miles north-west of Blaenau Ffestiniog
west
14m
Fachwen is 14 miles west of Llanrwst

What are the nearest cities to Fachwen?

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

south
6m
Fachwen is 6 miles south of Bangor
west
30m
Fachwen is 30 miles west of St Asaph
west
48m
Fachwen is 48 miles west of Wrexham
west
52m
Fachwen is 52 miles west of Liverpool
west
52m
Fachwen is 52 miles west of Chester
south-west
73m
Fachwen is 73 miles south-west of Preston
west
80m
Fachwen is 80 miles west of Salford
west
82m
Fachwen is 82 miles west of Manchester
west
82m
Fachwen is 82 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
south-west
84m
Fachwen is 84 miles south-west of Lancaster