Whitecross is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, two miles west of the town of Wadebridge, 34 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 100 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 218 miles west of London. Whitecross falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the PL27 postcode district. The post town for Whitecross is Wadebridge.
Whitecross is in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, the historic county of Cornwall, and the administrative county of Cornwall.
Ceremonial County | Cornwall |
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Historic County | Cornwall |
Administrative County | Cornwall |
Whitecross is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cornwall, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cornwall.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitecross is PL27 7JB.
Whitecross is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PL27 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PL27 postcode district.
The post town for Whitecross is Wadebridge. Whitecross is in the PL27 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wadebridge.
The centre of Whitecross is located at position 50.51409° latitude and -4.8717° longitude.
Latitude | 50.51409° |
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Longitude | -4.8717° |
The centre of Whitecross is located at the grid reference easting 196503 and northing 72196 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 196503 |
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Northing | 72196 |
Position of Whitecross relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitecross to the centre of the town.
Position of Whitecross relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitecross to the centre of the city.