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Where is Whissonsett?

Whissonsett is located in the county of Norfolk, Eastern England, four miles south of the town of Fakenham, 21 miles north-west of the major city of Norwich, and 96 miles north-east of London. Whissonsett falls within the district council of Breckland, under the county council of Norfolk. It is in the NR20 postcode district. The post town for Whissonsett is Dereham.

Whissonsett on a map

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

Which county is Whissonsett in?

Whissonsett is in the ceremonial county of Norfolk, the historic county of Norfolk, and the administrative county of Norfolk.

Ceremonial CountyNorfolk
Historic CountyNorfolk
Administrative CountyNorfolk

Where is Whissonsett in Norfolk?

Whissonsett is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Norfolk, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Norfolk.

Map showing location of Whissonsett within Norfolk
Location of Whissonsett within Norfolk

What is the postcode for Whissonsett?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whissonsett is NR20 5TU.

Where is Whissonsett in NR20?

Whissonsett is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the NR20 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the NR20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whissonsett within NR20
Location of Whissonsett within NR20

What is the post town for Whissonsett?

The post town for Whissonsett is Dereham. Whissonsett is in the NR20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dereham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whissonsett?

The centre of Whissonsett is located at position 52.77496° latitude and 0.84208° longitude.

Latitude52.77496°
Longitude0.84208°

What is the easting and northing of Whissonsett?

The centre of Whissonsett is located at the grid reference easting 591805 and northing 323494 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting591805
Northing323494

What are the nearest towns to Whissonsett?

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

south
4m
Whissonsett is 4 miles south of Fakenham
north-west
8m
Whissonsett is 8 miles north-west of Dereham
north-east
11m
Whissonsett is 11 miles north-east of Swaffham
west
11m
Whissonsett is 11 miles west of Reepham
south
12m
Whissonsett is 12 miles south of Wells-next-the-Sea
south-west
14m
Whissonsett is 14 miles south-west of Holt
north
14m
Whissonsett is 14 miles north of Watton
north-west
15m
Whissonsett is 15 miles north-west of Hingham
west
17m
Whissonsett is 17 miles west of Aylsham
north-west
18m
Whissonsett is 18 miles north-west of Wymondham

What are the nearest cities to Whissonsett?

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

north-west
21m
Whissonsett is 21 miles north-west of Norwich
north-east
36m
Whissonsett is 36 miles north-east of Ely
east
48m
Whissonsett is 48 miles east of Peterborough
north-east
50m
Whissonsett is 50 miles north-east of Cambridge
north
61m
Whissonsett is 61 miles north of Colchester
south-east
66m
Whissonsett is 66 miles south-east of Lincoln
north
73m
Whissonsett is 73 miles north of Chelmsford
south-east
83m
Whissonsett is 83 miles south-east of Kingston upon Hull
east
84m
Whissonsett is 84 miles east of Leicester
east
84m
Whissonsett is 84 miles east of Nottingham