Whicham is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles north-west of the town of Millom, 31 miles north of the major town of Blackpool, 119 miles south of Edinburgh, 190 miles north of Cardiff, and 231 miles north-west of London. Whicham was historically in the county of Cumberland. Whicham falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the LA18 postcode district. The post town for Whicham is Millom.
Whicham is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumberland.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Cumberland |
Administrative County | Cumberland |
Whicham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whicham is LA18 5LS.
Whicham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA18 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LA18 postcode district.
The post town for Whicham is Millom. Whicham is in the LA18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Millom.
The centre of Whicham is located at position 54.23306° latitude and -3.32932° longitude.
Latitude | 54.23306° |
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Longitude | -3.32932° |
The centre of Whicham is located at the grid reference easting 313449 and northing 482745 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 313449 |
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Northing | 482745 |
Position of Whicham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whicham to the centre of the town.
Position of Whicham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whicham to the centre of the city.