Whittington is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles south-west of the town of Kirkby Lonsdale, 29 miles north of the major city of Preston, 125 miles south of Edinburgh, 188 miles north of Cardiff, and 212 miles north-west of London. Whittington lies just south-east of the Cumbria border. Whittington falls within the district council of Lancaster, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the LA6 postcode district. The post town for Whittington is Carnforth.
Whittington is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
---|---|
Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Lancashire |
Whittington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whittington is LA6 2NT.
Whittington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA6 postcode district.
The post town for Whittington is Carnforth. Whittington is in the LA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carnforth.
The centre of Whittington is located at position 54.18097° latitude and -2.61573° longitude.
Latitude | 54.18097° |
---|---|
Longitude | -2.61573° |
The centre of Whittington is located at the grid reference easting 359911 and northing 476307 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 359911 |
---|---|
Northing | 476307 |
Position of Whittington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whittington to the centre of the town.
Position of Whittington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whittington to the centre of the city.