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Where is Whicham?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Whicham in?

Whicham is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumberland.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyCumberland
Administrative CountyCumberland

Where is Whicham in Cumbria?

Whicham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Whicham within Cumbria
Location of Whicham within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Whicham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whicham is LA18 5LS.

Where is Whicham in LA18?

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.

Map showing location of Whicham within LA18
Location of Whicham within LA18

What is the post town for Whicham?

The post town for Whicham is Millom. Whicham is in the LA18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Millom.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whicham?

The centre of Whicham is located at position 54.23306° latitude and -3.32932° longitude.

Latitude54.23306°
Longitude-3.32932°

What is the easting and northing of Whicham?

The centre of Whicham is located at the grid reference easting 313449 and northing 482745 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting313449
Northing482745

What are the nearest towns to Whicham?

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

north-west
3m
Whicham is 3 miles north-west of Millom
south-west
6m
Whicham is 6 miles south-west of Broughton in Furness
north-west
8m
Whicham is 8 miles north-west of Dalton-in-Furness
north-west
9m
Whicham is 9 miles north-west of Barrow-in-Furness
west
10m
Whicham is 10 miles west of Ulverston
west
17m
Whicham is 17 miles west of Grange-over-Sands
south-west
19m
Whicham is 19 miles south-west of Bowness-on-Windermere
south-east
19m
Whicham is 19 miles south-east of Egremont
south-west
20m
Whicham is 20 miles south-west of Windermere
south-west
20m
Whicham is 20 miles south-west of Ambleside

What are the nearest cities to Whicham?

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

north-west
25m
Whicham is 25 miles north-west of Lancaster
north-west
42m
Whicham is 42 miles north-west of Preston
south
48m
Whicham is 48 miles south of Carlisle
north
59m
Whicham is 59 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
67m
Whicham is 67 miles north-west of Salford
north
68m
Whicham is 68 miles north of St Asaph
north-west
68m
Whicham is 68 miles north-west of Manchester
north-west
71m
Whicham is 71 miles north-west of Bradford
west
74m
Whicham is 74 miles west of Ripon
north
74m
Whicham is 74 miles north of Chester