Whittlestone Head is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles south-east of the town of Darwen, six miles south-east of the major town of Blackburn, 155 miles north of Cardiff, 161 miles south of Edinburgh, and 178 miles north-west of London. Whittlestone Head lies two miles north-west of the Greater Manchester border. Whittlestone Head falls within the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen. It is in the BB3 postcode district. The post town for Whittlestone Head is Darwen.
Whittlestone Head is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Blackburn with Darwen.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Blackburn with Darwen |
Whittlestone Head 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 Whittlestone Head is BB3 3RS.
Whittlestone Head is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BB3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BB3 postcode district.
The post town for Whittlestone Head is Darwen. Whittlestone Head is in the BB3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Darwen.
The centre of Whittlestone Head is located at position 53.67344° latitude and -2.42335° longitude.
Latitude | 53.67344° |
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Longitude | -2.42335° |
The centre of Whittlestone Head is located at the grid reference easting 372130 and northing 419747 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 372130 |
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Northing | 419747 |
Position of Whittlestone Head relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whittlestone Head to the centre of the town.
Position of Whittlestone Head relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whittlestone Head to the centre of the city.