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Where is Whipsnade?

Whipsnade is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, three miles south of the town of Dunstable, five miles west of the major town of Luton, and 29 miles north-west of London. Whipsnade lies roughly one mile east of the Buckinghamshire border. Whipsnade falls within the unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire. It is in the LU6 postcode district. The post town for Whipsnade is Dunstable.

Whipsnade on a map

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

Which county is Whipsnade in?

Whipsnade is in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, the historic county of Bedfordshire, and the administrative county of Central Bedfordshire.

Ceremonial CountyBedfordshire
Historic CountyBedfordshire
Administrative CountyCentral Bedfordshire

Where is Whipsnade in Bedfordshire?

Whipsnade is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Bedfordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Bedfordshire.

Map showing location of Whipsnade within Bedfordshire
Location of Whipsnade within Bedfordshire

What is the postcode for Whipsnade?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whipsnade is LU6 2LL.

Where is Whipsnade in LU6?

Whipsnade is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LU6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LU6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whipsnade within LU6
Location of Whipsnade within LU6

What is the post town for Whipsnade?

The post town for Whipsnade is Dunstable. Whipsnade is in the LU6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dunstable.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whipsnade?

The centre of Whipsnade is located at position 51.85165° latitude and -0.53398° longitude.

Latitude51.85165°
Longitude-0.53398°

What is the easting and northing of Whipsnade?

The centre of Whipsnade is located at the grid reference easting 501072 and northing 218022 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting501072
Northing218022

What are the nearest towns to Whipsnade?

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

south
3m
Whipsnade is 3 miles south of Dunstable
south
4m
Whipsnade is 4 miles south of Houghton Regis
west
5m
Whipsnade is 5 miles west of Luton
north
6m
Whipsnade is 6 miles north of Berkhamsted
north-east
7m
Whipsnade is 7 miles north-east of Tring
south-east
7m
Whipsnade is 7 miles south-east of Leighton Buzzard
north
7m
Whipsnade is 7 miles north of Hemel Hempstead
west
8m
Whipsnade is 8 miles west of Harpenden
south
10m
Whipsnade is 10 miles south of Woburn
south
11m
Whipsnade is 11 miles south of Flitwick

What are the nearest cities to Whipsnade?

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

north-west
11m
Whipsnade is 11 miles north-west of St Albans
south-east
16m
Whipsnade is 16 miles south-east of Milton Keynes
north-west
30m
Whipsnade is 30 miles north-west of London
north-west
30m
Whipsnade is 30 miles north-west of City of Westminster
north-west
30m
Whipsnade is 30 miles north-west of City of London
east
32m
Whipsnade is 32 miles east of Oxford
south-west
37m
Whipsnade is 37 miles south-west of Cambridge
west
44m
Whipsnade is 44 miles west of Chelmsford
south-west
51m
Whipsnade is 51 miles south-west of Ely
south
51m
Whipsnade is 51 miles south of Peterborough