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Where is Walwen?

Walwen is located in the county of Clwyd, Wales, three miles south-east of the town of Prestatyn, 15 miles south-west of the major town of Birkenhead, 126 miles north of Cardiff, 183 miles south of Edinburgh, and 183 miles north-west of London. Walwen lies six miles south-west of the Merseyside border, and was historically in the county of Flintshire. Walwen falls within the unitary authority of Sir y Fflint - Flintshire. It is in the CH8 postcode district. The post town for Walwen is Holywell.

Walwen on a map

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

Which county is Walwen in?

Walwen 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 Walwen in Clwyd?

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

Map showing location of Walwen within Clwyd
Location of Walwen within Clwyd

What is the postcode for Walwen?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Walwen is CH8 9DL.

Where is Walwen in CH8?

Walwen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CH8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CH8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Walwen within CH8
Location of Walwen within CH8

What is the post town for Walwen?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Walwen?

The centre of Walwen is located at position 53.30169° latitude and -3.34189° longitude.

Latitude53.30169°
Longitude-3.34189°

What is the easting and northing of Walwen?

The centre of Walwen is located at the grid reference easting 310671 and northing 379145 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting310671
Northing379145

What are the nearest towns to Walwen?

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

south-east
3m
Walwen is 3 miles south-east of Prestatyn
north
4m
Walwen is 4 miles north of Caerwys
east
5m
Walwen is 5 miles east of Rhuddlan
west
5m
Walwen is 5 miles west of Holywell
east
6m
Walwen is 6 miles east of Rhyl
south-west
8m
Walwen is 8 miles south-west of West Kirby
north-east
9m
Walwen is 9 miles north-east of Denbigh
north-west
9m
Walwen is 9 miles north-west of Flint
south-west
9m
Walwen is 9 miles south-west of Hoylake
east
10m
Walwen is 10 miles east of Abergele

What are the nearest cities to Walwen?

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

north-east
5m
Walwen is 5 miles north-east of St Asaph
south-west
17m
Walwen is 17 miles south-west of Liverpool
north-west
20m
Walwen is 20 miles north-west of Chester
north-west
23m
Walwen is 23 miles north-west of Wrexham
east
33m
Walwen is 33 miles east of Bangor
south-west
41m
Walwen is 41 miles south-west of Preston
west
45m
Walwen is 45 miles west of Salford
west
47m
Walwen is 47 miles west of Manchester
west
52m
Walwen is 52 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
south-west
56m
Walwen is 56 miles south-west of Lancaster