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 is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.
Ceremonial County | Somerset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | Somerset |
Whitchurch is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitchurch is BA8 0PA.
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.
The post town for Whitchurch is Templecombe. Whitchurch is in the BA8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Templecombe.
The centre of Whitchurch is located at position 50.98411° latitude and -2.39899° longitude.
Latitude | 50.98411° |
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Longitude | -2.39899° |
The centre of Whitchurch is located at the grid reference easting 372089 and northing 120598 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 372089 |
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Northing | 120598 |
Position of Whitchurch relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitchurch to the centre of the town.
Position of Whitchurch relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitchurch to the centre of the city.