Whittington is located in the county of Norfolk, Eastern England, seven miles east of the town of Downham Market, 30 miles north-east of the major city of Cambridge, and 78 miles north of London. Whittington lies eight miles north-east of the Cambridgeshire border. Whittington falls within the district council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, under the county council of Norfolk. It is in the PE33 postcode district. The post town for Whittington is King's Lynn.
Whittington is in the ceremonial county of Norfolk, the historic county of Norfolk, and the administrative county of Norfolk.
Ceremonial County | Norfolk |
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Historic County | Norfolk |
Administrative County | Norfolk |
Whittington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Norfolk, and towards the westernmost extremity of Norfolk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whittington is PE33 9TR.
Whittington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PE33 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PE33 postcode district.
The post town for Whittington is King's Lynn. Whittington is in the PE33 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of King's Lynn.
The centre of Whittington is located at position 52.56404° latitude and 0.53025° longitude.
Latitude | 52.56404° |
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Longitude | 0.53025° |
The centre of Whittington is located at the grid reference easting 571599 and northing 299252 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 571599 |
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Northing | 299252 |
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.