Whitechapel is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, four miles north-west of the town of Longridge, seven miles north of the major city of Preston, 146 miles south of Edinburgh, 166 miles north of Cardiff, and 194 miles north-west of London. Whitechapel falls within the district council of Preston, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR3 postcode district. The post town for Whitechapel is Preston.
Whitechapel is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Lancashire |
Whitechapel is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitechapel is PR3 2EX.
Whitechapel is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PR3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PR3 postcode district.
The post town for Whitechapel is Preston. Whitechapel is in the PR3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Preston.
The centre of Whitechapel is located at position 53.86704° latitude and -2.67499° longitude.
Latitude | 53.86704° |
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Longitude | -2.67499° |
The centre of Whitechapel is located at the grid reference easting 355710 and northing 441414 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 355710 |
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Northing | 441414 |
Position of Whitechapel relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitechapel to the centre of the town.
Position of Whitechapel relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitechapel to the centre of the city.