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Where is Whitehaven?

Whitehaven is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, four miles south of the town of Oswestry, 15 miles north-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 92 miles north of Cardiff, and 154 miles north-west of London. Whitehaven lies roughly one mile north-east of the Powys border. Whitehaven falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY10 postcode district. The post town for Whitehaven is Oswestry.

Whitehaven on a map

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

Which county is Whitehaven in?

Whitehaven is in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, the historic county of Shropshire, and the administrative county of Shropshire.

Ceremonial CountyShropshire
Historic CountyShropshire
Administrative CountyShropshire

Where is Whitehaven in Shropshire?

Whitehaven is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Whitehaven within Shropshire
Location of Whitehaven within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Whitehaven?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitehaven is SY10 8LN.

Where is Whitehaven in SY10?

Whitehaven is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY10 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SY10 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whitehaven within SY10
Location of Whitehaven within SY10

What is the post town for Whitehaven?

The post town for Whitehaven is Oswestry. Whitehaven is in the SY10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Oswestry.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whitehaven?

The centre of Whitehaven is located at position 52.81054° latitude and -3.0732° longitude.

Latitude52.81054°
Longitude-3.0732°

What is the easting and northing of Whitehaven?

The centre of Whitehaven is located at the grid reference easting 327758 and northing 324205 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting327758
Northing324205

What are the nearest towns to Whitehaven?

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

south
4m
Whitehaven is 4 miles south of Oswestry
south
9m
Whitehaven is 9 miles south of Chirk
east
9m
Whitehaven is 9 miles east of Llanfyllin
south-west
10m
Whitehaven is 10 miles south-west of Ellesmere
north
11m
Whitehaven is 11 miles north of Welshpool
south
12m
Whitehaven is 12 miles south of Llangollen
west
15m
Whitehaven is 15 miles west of Wem
north-west
15m
Whitehaven is 15 miles north-west of Shrewsbury
north-east
15m
Whitehaven is 15 miles north-east of Llanfair Caereinion
north
18m
Whitehaven is 18 miles north of Montgomery

What are the nearest cities to Whitehaven?

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

south
17m
Whitehaven is 17 miles south of Wrexham
south
27m
Whitehaven is 27 miles south of Chester
south-east
35m
Whitehaven is 35 miles south-east of St Asaph
west
40m
Whitehaven is 40 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
42m
Whitehaven is 42 miles south of Liverpool
west
43m
Whitehaven is 43 miles west of Wolverhampton
south-east
53m
Whitehaven is 53 miles south-east of Bangor
west
53m
Whitehaven is 53 miles west of Lichfield
north-west
54m
Whitehaven is 54 miles north-west of Birmingham
north
54m
Whitehaven is 54 miles north of Hereford