Whatscombe is located in the county of Berkshire, South East England, five miles south of the town of Wantage, 16 miles east of the major town of Swindon, and 56 miles west of London. Whatscombe lies two miles south of the Oxfordshire border. Whatscombe falls within the unitary authority of West Berkshire. It is in the OX12 postcode district. The post town for Whatscombe is Wantage.
Whatscombe is in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, the historic county of Berkshire, and the administrative county of West Berkshire.
Ceremonial County | Berkshire |
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Historic County | Berkshire |
Administrative County | West Berkshire |
Whatscombe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Berkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Berkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whatscombe is OX12 9NW.
Whatscombe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the OX12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the OX12 postcode district.
The post town for Whatscombe is Wantage. Whatscombe is in the OX12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wantage.
The centre of Whatscombe is located at position 51.50921° latitude and -1.42873° longitude.
Latitude | 51.50921° |
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Longitude | -1.42873° |
The centre of Whatscombe is located at the grid reference easting 439743 and northing 179075 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 439743 |
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Northing | 179075 |
Position of Whatscombe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whatscombe to the centre of the town.
Position of Whatscombe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whatscombe to the centre of the city.