Whitwell is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, seven miles north-west of the town of Northallerton, nine miles south of the major town of Darlington, 126 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 208 miles north of London. Whitwell lies six miles south of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Whitwell falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the DL10 postcode district. The post town for Whitwell is Richmond.
Whitwell is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | North Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | North Yorkshire |
Whitwell is situated towards the northernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitwell is DL10 6BB.
Whitwell is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DL10 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL10 postcode district.
The post town for Whitwell is Richmond. Whitwell is in the DL10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Richmond.
The centre of Whitwell is located at position 54.38902° latitude and -1.5739° longitude.
Latitude | 54.38902° |
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Longitude | -1.5739° |
The centre of Whitwell is located at the grid reference easting 427768 and northing 499365 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 427768 |
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Northing | 499365 |
Position of Whitwell relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitwell to the centre of the town.
Position of Whitwell relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitwell to the centre of the city.