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Where is Flint?

Flint is located in the county of Clwyd, Wales, four miles south-east of the town of Holywell, 11 miles west of the major city of Chester, 122 miles north of Cardiff, and 175 miles north-west of London. Flint lies two miles west of the Cheshire border, and was historically in the county of Flintshire. Flint falls within the unitary authority of Sir y Fflint - Flintshire. It is in the CH6 postcode district.

Flint on a map

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

Which county is Flint in?

Flint 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 Flint in Clwyd?

Flint is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Clwyd, and towards the easternmost extremity of Clwyd.

Map showing location of Flint within Clwyd
Location of Flint within Clwyd

What is the postcode for Flint?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Flint is CH6 5AP.

Where is Flint in CH6?

Flint is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CH6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CH6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Flint within CH6
Location of Flint within CH6

What is the latitude and longitude of Flint?

The centre of Flint is located at position 53.24827° latitude and -3.13652° longitude.

Latitude53.24827°
Longitude-3.13652°

What is the easting and northing of Flint?

The centre of Flint is located at the grid reference easting 324262 and northing 372965 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting324262
Northing372965

What are the nearest towns to Flint?

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

south-east
4m
Flint is 4 miles south-east of Holywell
north-west
4m
Flint is 4 miles north-west of Connah's Quay
south-west
4m
Flint is 4 miles south-west of Neston
north-west
5m
Flint is 5 miles north-west of Shotton
north
6m
Flint is 6 miles north of Mold
south
6m
Flint is 6 miles south of Heswall
north
6m
Flint is 6 miles north of Buckley
east
7m
Flint is 7 miles east of Caerwys
south-west
9m
Flint is 9 miles south-west of Bebington
south
9m
Flint is 9 miles south of West Kirby

What are the nearest cities to Flint?

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

west
11m
Flint is 11 miles west of Chester
east
13m
Flint is 13 miles east of St Asaph
south-west
13m
Flint is 13 miles south-west of Liverpool
north
15m
Flint is 15 miles north of Wrexham
south-west
38m
Flint is 38 miles south-west of Salford
south-west
40m
Flint is 40 miles south-west of Preston
south-west
40m
Flint is 40 miles south-west of Manchester
east
41m
Flint is 41 miles east of Bangor
west
43m
Flint is 43 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
57m
Flint is 57 miles south of Lancaster

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