Whittington is located in the county of Staffordshire, West Midlands, four miles north-west of the town of Eccleshall, eight miles south-west of the major town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, 105 miles north of Cardiff, and 133 miles north-west of London. Whittington lies three miles north-east of the Shropshire border. Whittington falls within the district council of Stafford, under the county council of Staffordshire. It is in the ST21 postcode district. The post town for Whittington is Stafford.
Whittington is in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, the historic county of Staffordshire, and the administrative county of Staffordshire.
Ceremonial County | Staffordshire |
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Historic County | Staffordshire |
Administrative County | Staffordshire |
Whittington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Staffordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Staffordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whittington is ST21 6QD.
Whittington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the ST21 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ST21 postcode district.
The post town for Whittington is Stafford. Whittington is in the ST21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stafford.
The centre of Whittington is located at position 52.90027° latitude and -2.30611° longitude.
Latitude | 52.90027° |
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Longitude | -2.30611° |
The centre of Whittington is located at the grid reference easting 379506 and northing 333691 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 379506 |
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Northing | 333691 |
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.