Whitewell is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, six miles north-west of the town of Clitheroe, 12 miles north of the major town of Blackburn, 143 miles south of Edinburgh, 171 miles north of Cardiff, and 194 miles north-west of London. Whitewell was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Whitewell falls within the district council of Ribble Valley, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the BB7 postcode district. The post town for Whitewell is Clitheroe.
Whitewell is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | Lancashire |
Whitewell 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 Whitewell is BB7 3AT.
Whitewell is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BB7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BB7 postcode district.
The post town for Whitewell is Clitheroe. Whitewell is in the BB7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Clitheroe.
The centre of Whitewell is located at position 53.9171° latitude and -2.51999° longitude.
Latitude | 53.9171° |
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Longitude | -2.51999° |
The centre of Whitewell is located at the grid reference easting 365944 and northing 446898 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 365944 |
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Northing | 446898 |
Position of Whitewell relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitewell to the centre of the town.
Position of Whitewell relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitewell to the centre of the city.