Whitson is located in the county of Gwent, Wales, five miles south-east of the town of Caerleon, five miles south-east of the major city of Newport, 13 miles east of Cardiff, and 119 miles west of London. Whitson lies four miles north-west of the Bristol border, and was historically in the county of Monmouthshire. Whitson falls within the unitary authority of Casnewydd - Newport. It is in the NP18 postcode district. The post town for Whitson is Newport.
Whitson is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Monmouthshire, and the administrative county of Casnewydd - Newport.
Ceremonial County | Gwent |
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Historic County | Monmouthshire |
Administrative County | Casnewydd - Newport |
Whitson is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gwent, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gwent.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitson is NP18 2PN.
Whitson is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NP18 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NP18 postcode district.
The post town for Whitson is Newport. Whitson is in the NP18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newport.
The centre of Whitson is located at position 51.54751° latitude and -2.89897° longitude.
Latitude | 51.54751° |
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Longitude | -2.89897° |
The centre of Whitson is located at the grid reference easting 337760 and northing 183562 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 337760 |
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Northing | 183562 |
Position of Whitson relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitson to the centre of the town.
Position of Whitson relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitson to the centre of the city.