Whaw is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, nine miles south-west of the town of Barnard Castle, 20 miles west of the major town of Darlington, 115 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 210 miles north of Cardiff, and 217 miles north of London. Whaw lies two miles south-west of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Whaw falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the DL11 postcode district. The post town for Whaw is Richmond.
Whaw is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | North Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | North Yorkshire |
Whaw is situated towards the northernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whaw is DL11 6RT.
Whaw is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL11 postcode district.
The post town for Whaw is Richmond. Whaw is in the DL11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Richmond.
The centre of Whaw is located at position 54.43525° latitude and -2.02907° longitude.
Latitude | 54.43525° |
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Longitude | -2.02907° |
The centre of Whaw is located at the grid reference easting 398212 and northing 504426 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 398212 |
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Northing | 504426 |
Position of Whaw relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whaw to the centre of the town.
Position of Whaw relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whaw to the centre of the city.