Whittle-le-Woods is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles north of the town of Chorley, six miles south-east of the major city of Preston, 154 miles north of Cardiff, 158 miles south of Edinburgh, and 183 miles north-west of London. Whittle-le-Woods lies five miles north-west of the Greater Manchester border. Whittle-le-Woods falls within the district council of Chorley, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR6 postcode district. The post town for Whittle-le-Woods is Chorley.
Whittle-le-Woods is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Lancashire |
Whittle-le-Woods is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whittle-le-Woods is PR6 7LA.
Whittle-le-Woods is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PR6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PR6 postcode district.
The post town for Whittle-le-Woods is Chorley. Whittle-le-Woods is in the PR6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chorley.
The centre of Whittle-le-Woods is located at position 53.68532° latitude and -2.63838° longitude.
Latitude | 53.68532° |
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Longitude | -2.63838° |
The centre of Whittle-le-Woods is located at the grid reference easting 357936 and northing 421174 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 357936 |
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Northing | 421174 |
Position of Whittle-le-Woods relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whittle-le-Woods to the centre of the town.
Position of Whittle-le-Woods relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whittle-le-Woods to the centre of the city.