Whiddon is located in the county of Devon, South West England, three miles north of the town of Barnstaple, 34 miles south of the major city of Swansea, 46 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 173 miles west of London. Whiddon falls within the district council of North Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX31 postcode district. The post town for Whiddon is Barnstaple.
Whiddon is in the ceremonial county of Devon, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Devon.
Ceremonial County | Devon |
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Historic County | Devon |
Administrative County | Devon |
Whiddon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whiddon is EX31 4HF.
Whiddon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EX31 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the EX31 postcode district.
The post town for Whiddon is Barnstaple. Whiddon is in the EX31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnstaple.
The centre of Whiddon is located at position 51.12848° latitude and -4.07236° longitude.
Latitude | 51.12848° |
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Longitude | -4.07236° |
The centre of Whiddon is located at the grid reference easting 255084 and northing 138621 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 255084 |
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Northing | 138621 |
Position of Whiddon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whiddon to the centre of the town.
Position of Whiddon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whiddon to the centre of the city.