Map of Chester, England, United Kingdom
Chester is a city in England, United Kingdom, with a population of about 90,524. It lies at 53.1905°N, 2.8919°W. Chester is about 265 km (165 mi) northwest of London, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ellesmere Port Town, 10 km to the north.
Chester at a glance
Country
Region
England
Population
90,524GeoNames
Coordinates
53.1905, -2.891953°11′26″N 2°53′31″W
Time zone
Europe/LondonUTC+00:00 / UTC+01:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Distance to London
265 km (165 mi)
Where is Chester?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 7 h 31 min on the shortest day to 16 h 58 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Chester
- Ellesmere Port Town — 10 km north
- Buckley — 13 km west
- Wrexham — 17 km southwest
- Bebington — 20 km northwest
- Widnes — 22 km northeast
- Birkenhead — 24 km north
- Huyton — 25 km north
- Liverpool — 25 km north
- Northwich — 26 km east
- Prescot — 27 km north
Largest cities in England
- London — 8,961,989
- Birmingham — 1,157,603
- Manchester — 568,996
- Sheffield — 556,500
- Leeds — 536,280
- Liverpool — 496,770
- Bristol — 479,024
- Leicester — 368,600
- Bradford — 366,187
- Coventry — 345,324
Largest cities in United Kingdom
- London — 8,961,989
- Birmingham — 1,157,603
- Glasgow — 626,410
- Manchester — 568,996
- Sheffield — 556,500
- Leeds — 536,280
- Edinburgh — 514,990
- Liverpool — 496,770
- Bristol — 479,024
- Cardiff — 372,089
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Other places named Chester
- Chester — Pennsylvania, United States
Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.