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Where is Holywell?

Holywell is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, three miles south of the town of Dunstable, five miles south-west of the major town of Luton, and 28 miles north-west of London. Holywell lies just east of the Buckinghamshire border. Holywell falls within the unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire. It is in the LU6 postcode district. The post town for Holywell is Dunstable.

Holywell on a map

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

Which county is Holywell in?

Holywell is in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, the historic county of Bedfordshire, and the administrative county of Central Bedfordshire.

Ceremonial CountyBedfordshire
Historic CountyBedfordshire
Administrative CountyCentral Bedfordshire

Where is Holywell in Bedfordshire?

Holywell is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Bedfordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Bedfordshire.

Map showing location of Holywell within Bedfordshire
Location of Holywell within Bedfordshire

What is the postcode for Holywell?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Holywell is LU6 2QJ.

Where is Holywell in LU6?

Holywell is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LU6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LU6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Holywell within LU6
Location of Holywell within LU6

What is the post town for Holywell?

The post town for Holywell is Dunstable. Holywell is in the LU6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dunstable.

What is the latitude and longitude of Holywell?

The centre of Holywell is located at position 51.84351° latitude and -0.52605° longitude.

Latitude51.84351°
Longitude-0.52605°

What is the easting and northing of Holywell?

The centre of Holywell is located at the grid reference easting 501637 and northing 217127 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting501637
Northing217127

What are the nearest towns to Holywell?

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

south
3m
Holywell is 3 miles south of Dunstable
south
4m
Holywell is 4 miles south of Houghton Regis
south-west
5m
Holywell is 5 miles south-west of Luton
north
6m
Holywell is 6 miles north of Berkhamsted
north
7m
Holywell is 7 miles north of Hemel Hempstead
north-east
7m
Holywell is 7 miles north-east of Tring
west
7m
Holywell is 7 miles west of Harpenden
south-east
8m
Holywell is 8 miles south-east of Leighton Buzzard
north
10m
Holywell is 10 miles north of Chesham
south-east
11m
Holywell is 11 miles south-east of Woburn

What are the nearest cities to Holywell?

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

north-west
10m
Holywell is 10 miles north-west of St Albans
south-east
17m
Holywell is 17 miles south-east of Milton Keynes
north-west
29m
Holywell is 29 miles north-west of London
north-west
29m
Holywell is 29 miles north-west of City of Westminster
north-west
29m
Holywell is 29 miles north-west of City of London
east
32m
Holywell is 32 miles east of Oxford
south-west
37m
Holywell is 37 miles south-west of Cambridge
west
43m
Holywell is 43 miles west of Chelmsford
south-west
51m
Holywell is 51 miles south-west of Ely
south
52m
Holywell is 52 miles south of Peterborough

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