Holywell is located in the county of Clwyd, Wales, four miles north-west of the town of Flint, 12 miles south-west of the major town of Birkenhead, 124 miles north of Cardiff, and 178 miles north-west of London. Holywell lies three miles south-west of the Merseyside border, and was historically in the county of Flintshire. Holywell falls within the unitary authority of Sir y Fflint - Flintshire. It is in the CH8 postcode district. The post town for Holywell is Holywell.
Holywell is in the ceremonial county of Clwyd, the historic county of Flintshire, and the administrative county of Sir y Fflint - Flintshire.
Ceremonial County | Clwyd |
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Historic County | Flintshire |
Administrative County | Sir y Fflint - Flintshire |
Holywell is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Clwyd, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Clwyd.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Holywell is CH8 7TG.
Holywell is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CH8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CH8 postcode district.
The post town for Holywell is Holywell. Holywell is in the CH8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Holywell.
The centre of Holywell is located at position 53.27339° latitude and -3.22174° longitude.
Latitude | 53.27339° |
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Longitude | -3.22174° |
The centre of Holywell is located at the grid reference easting 318624 and northing 375852 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 318624 |
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Northing | 375852 |
Position of Holywell relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Holywell to the centre of the town.
Position of Holywell relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Holywell to the centre of the city.