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Where is Whittington?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Whittington in?

Whittington is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyLancashire
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyLancashire

Where is Whittington in Lancashire?

Whittington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Whittington within Lancashire
Location of Whittington within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Whittington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whittington is LA6 2NT.

Where is Whittington in LA6?

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.

Map showing location of Whittington within LA6
Location of Whittington within LA6

What is the post town for Whittington?

The post town for Whittington is Carnforth. Whittington is in the LA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carnforth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whittington?

The centre of Whittington is located at position 54.18097° latitude and -2.61573° longitude.

Latitude54.18097°
Longitude-2.61573°

What is the easting and northing of Whittington?

The centre of Whittington is located at the grid reference easting 359911 and northing 476307 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting359911
Northing476307

What are the nearest towns to Whittington?

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

south-west
2m
Whittington is 2 miles south-west of Kirkby Lonsdale
north-west
6m
Whittington is 6 miles north-west of High Bentham
north-east
7m
Whittington is 7 miles north-east of Carnforth
south
10m
Whittington is 10 miles south of Sedbergh
south-east
12m
Whittington is 12 miles south-east of Kendal
east
12m
Whittington is 12 miles east of Grange-over-Sands
north-east
13m
Whittington is 13 miles north-east of Morecambe
north-east
15m
Whittington is 15 miles north-east of Heysham
north-west
16m
Whittington is 16 miles north-west of Settle
south-east
18m
Whittington is 18 miles south-east of Bowness-on-Windermere

What are the nearest cities to Whittington?

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

north-east
12m
Whittington is 12 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
29m
Whittington is 29 miles north of Preston
north-west
44m
Whittington is 44 miles north-west of Bradford
west
44m
Whittington is 44 miles west of Ripon
north
50m
Whittington is 50 miles north of Salford
north-west
51m
Whittington is 51 miles north-west of Leeds
south
51m
Whittington is 51 miles south of Carlisle
north
51m
Whittington is 51 miles north of Manchester
north
55m
Whittington is 55 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
57m
Whittington is 57 miles north-west of Wakefield