Whitchurch is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, eight miles north of the town of Wem, 18 miles south-east of the major city of Chester, 105 miles north of Cardiff, and 148 miles north-west of London. Whitchurch lies roughly one mile south of the Cheshire border. Whitchurch falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY13 postcode district. The post town for Whitchurch is Whitchurch.
Whitchurch is in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, the historic county of Shropshire, and the administrative county of Shropshire.
Ceremonial County | Shropshire |
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Historic County | Shropshire |
Administrative County | Shropshire |
Whitchurch is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shropshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Shropshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitchurch is SY13 1AX.
Whitchurch is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY13 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY13 postcode district.
The post town for Whitchurch is Whitchurch. Whitchurch is in the SY13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Whitchurch.
The centre of Whitchurch is located at position 52.96955° latitude and -2.68417° longitude.
Latitude | 52.96955° |
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Longitude | -2.68417° |
The centre of Whitchurch is located at the grid reference easting 354149 and northing 341574 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 354149 |
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Northing | 341574 |
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.