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Where is Whitchurch?

Whitchurch is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, two miles north-west of the town of Stalbridge, 26 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 48 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 105 miles west of London. Whitchurch lies roughly one mile north of the Dorset border. Whitchurch falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA8 postcode district. The post town for Whitchurch is Templecombe.

Whitchurch on a map

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

Which county is Whitchurch in?

Whitchurch is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountySomerset

Where is Whitchurch in Somerset?

Whitchurch is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.

Map showing location of Whitchurch within Somerset
Location of Whitchurch within Somerset

What is the postcode for Whitchurch?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitchurch is BA8 0PA.

Where is Whitchurch in BA8?

Whitchurch is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BA8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BA8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whitchurch within BA8
Location of Whitchurch within BA8

What is the post town for Whitchurch?

The post town for Whitchurch is Templecombe. Whitchurch is in the BA8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Templecombe.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whitchurch?

The centre of Whitchurch is located at position 50.98411° latitude and -2.39899° longitude.

Latitude50.98411°
Longitude-2.39899°

What is the easting and northing of Whitchurch?

The centre of Whitchurch is located at the grid reference easting 372089 and northing 120598 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting372089
Northing120598

What are the nearest towns to Whitchurch?

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

north-west
2m
Whitchurch is 2 miles north-west of Stalbridge
south
5m
Whitchurch is 5 miles south of Wincanton
north-east
6m
Whitchurch is 6 miles north-east of Sherborne
north-west
6m
Whitchurch is 6 miles north-west of Sturminster Newton
south-west
7m
Whitchurch is 7 miles south-west of Gillingham
south-east
9m
Whitchurch is 9 miles south-east of Castle Cary
west
9m
Whitchurch is 9 miles west of Shaftesbury
south
9m
Whitchurch is 9 miles south of Bruton
south-west
9m
Whitchurch is 9 miles south-west of Mere
east
11m
Whitchurch is 11 miles east of Yeovil

What are the nearest cities to Whitchurch?

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

south-east
19m
Whitchurch is 19 miles south-east of Wells
west
27m
Whitchurch is 27 miles west of Salisbury
south
28m
Whitchurch is 28 miles south of Bath
south
34m
Whitchurch is 34 miles south of Bristol
west
44m
Whitchurch is 44 miles west of Southampton
west
48m
Whitchurch is 48 miles west of Winchester
south-east
48m
Whitchurch is 48 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
49m
Whitchurch is 49 miles south-east of Newport
east
53m
Whitchurch is 53 miles east of Exeter
west
59m
Whitchurch is 59 miles west of Portsmouth