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Where is Whittington?

Whittington is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, two miles east of the town of Oswestry, 15 miles north-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 96 miles north of Cardiff, and 154 miles north-west of London. Whittington lies four miles south-east of the Clwyd border. Whittington falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY11 postcode district. The post town for Whittington is Oswestry.

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 Shropshire, the historic county of Shropshire, and the administrative county of Shropshire.

Ceremonial CountyShropshire
Historic CountyShropshire
Administrative CountyShropshire

Where is Whittington in Shropshire?

Whittington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Whittington within Shropshire
Location of Whittington within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Whittington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whittington is SY11 4BS.

Where is Whittington in SY11?

Whittington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whittington within SY11
Location of Whittington within SY11

What is the post town for Whittington?

The post town for Whittington is Oswestry. Whittington is in the SY11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Oswestry.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whittington?

The centre of Whittington is located at position 52.87186° latitude and -3.00557° longitude.

Latitude52.87186°
Longitude-3.00557°

What is the easting and northing of Whittington?

The centre of Whittington is located at the grid reference easting 332412 and northing 330961 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting332412
Northing330961

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.

east
2m
Whittington is 2 miles east of Oswestry
south-east
5m
Whittington is 5 miles south-east of Chirk
south-west
5m
Whittington is 5 miles south-west of Ellesmere
south-east
10m
Whittington is 10 miles south-east of Llangollen
west
12m
Whittington is 12 miles west of Wem
north-east
13m
Whittington is 13 miles north-east of Llanfyllin
south-west
15m
Whittington is 15 miles south-west of Whitchurch
north-west
15m
Whittington is 15 miles north-west of Shrewsbury
north-east
16m
Whittington is 16 miles north-east of Welshpool
north-east
20m
Whittington is 20 miles north-east of Llanfair Caereinion

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.

south
12m
Whittington is 12 miles south of Wrexham
south
23m
Whittington is 23 miles south of Chester
south-east
32m
Whittington is 32 miles south-east of St Asaph
west
36m
Whittington is 36 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
south
37m
Whittington is 37 miles south of Liverpool
north-west
42m
Whittington is 42 miles north-west of Wolverhampton
west
51m
Whittington is 51 miles west of Lichfield
south-west
51m
Whittington is 51 miles south-west of Salford
south-west
53m
Whittington is 53 miles south-west of Manchester
south-east
53m
Whittington is 53 miles south-east of Bangor