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Where is Picton?

Picton is located in the county of Clwyd, Wales, three miles east of the town of Prestatyn, 14 miles west of the major town of Birkenhead, 128 miles north of Cardiff, 182 miles south of Edinburgh, and 184 miles north-west of London. Picton lies five miles south-west of the Merseyside border, and was historically in the county of Flintshire. Picton falls within the unitary authority of Sir y Fflint - Flintshire. It is in the CH8 postcode district. The post town for Picton is Holywell.

Picton on a map

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

Which county is Picton in?

Picton 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 Picton in Clwyd?

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

Map showing location of Picton within Clwyd
Location of Picton within Clwyd

What is the postcode for Picton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Picton is CH8 9JG.

Where is Picton in CH8?

Picton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CH8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CH8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Picton within CH8
Location of Picton within CH8

What is the post town for Picton?

The post town for Picton is Holywell. Picton is in the CH8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Holywell.

What is the latitude and longitude of Picton?

The centre of Picton is located at position 53.32941° latitude and -3.32513° longitude.

Latitude53.32941°
Longitude-3.32513°

What is the easting and northing of Picton?

The centre of Picton is located at the grid reference easting 311845 and northing 382207 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting311845
Northing382207

What are the nearest towns to Picton?

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

east
3m
Picton is 3 miles east of Prestatyn
north-west
6m
Picton is 6 miles north-west of Holywell
north
6m
Picton is 6 miles north of Caerwys
north-east
6m
Picton is 6 miles north-east of Rhuddlan
south-west
7m
Picton is 7 miles south-west of West Kirby
east
7m
Picton is 7 miles east of Rhyl
south-west
8m
Picton is 8 miles south-west of Hoylake
west
9m
Picton is 9 miles west of Heswall
north-west
10m
Picton is 10 miles north-west of Flint
north
11m
Picton is 11 miles north of Denbigh

What are the nearest cities to Picton?

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

north-east
7m
Picton is 7 miles north-east of St Asaph
west
15m
Picton is 15 miles west of Liverpool
north-west
20m
Picton is 20 miles north-west of Chester
north-west
24m
Picton is 24 miles north-west of Wrexham
east
34m
Picton is 34 miles east of Bangor
south-west
39m
Picton is 39 miles south-west of Preston
west
44m
Picton is 44 miles west of Salford
west
46m
Picton is 46 miles west of Manchester
north-west
52m
Picton is 52 miles north-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south-west
54m
Picton is 54 miles south-west of Lancaster