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Where is Whalley?

Whalley is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles north of the town of Great Harwood, six miles north-east of the major town of Blackburn, 151 miles south of Edinburgh, 165 miles north of Cardiff, and 186 miles north-west of London. Whalley falls within the district council of Ribble Valley, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the BB7 postcode district. The post town for Whalley is Clitheroe.

Whalley on a map

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

Which county is Whalley in?

Whalley is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyLancashire
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyLancashire

Where is Whalley in Lancashire?

Whalley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Whalley within Lancashire
Location of Whalley within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Whalley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whalley is BB7 9RQ.

Where is Whalley in BB7?

Whalley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BB7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BB7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whalley within BB7
Location of Whalley within BB7

What is the post town for Whalley?

The post town for Whalley is Clitheroe. Whalley is in the BB7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Clitheroe.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whalley?

The centre of Whalley is located at position 53.82355° latitude and -2.40614° longitude.

Latitude53.82355°
Longitude-2.40614°

What is the easting and northing of Whalley?

The centre of Whalley is located at the grid reference easting 373362 and northing 436440 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting373362
Northing436440

What are the nearest towns to Whalley?

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

north
3m
Whalley is 3 miles north of Great Harwood
north
3m
Whalley is 3 miles north of Clayton-le-Moors
south
4m
Whalley is 4 miles south of Clitheroe
north
4m
Whalley is 4 miles north of Rishton
west
4m
Whalley is 4 miles west of Padiham
north
5m
Whalley is 5 miles north of Church
north
5m
Whalley is 5 miles north of Accrington
north
6m
Whalley is 6 miles north of Oswaldtwistle
north-east
6m
Whalley is 6 miles north-east of Blackburn
west
7m
Whalley is 7 miles west of Brierfield

What are the nearest cities to Whalley?

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

east
13m
Whalley is 13 miles east of Preston
south-east
23m
Whalley is 23 miles south-east of Lancaster
north
24m
Whalley is 24 miles north of Salford
north
25m
Whalley is 25 miles north of Manchester
west
27m
Whalley is 27 miles west of Bradford
west
35m
Whalley is 35 miles west of Leeds
north-east
37m
Whalley is 37 miles north-east of Liverpool
west
38m
Whalley is 38 miles west of Wakefield
south-west
42m
Whalley is 42 miles south-west of Ripon
north-east
48m
Whalley is 48 miles north-east of Chester

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