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Where is Whempstead?

Whempstead is located in the county of Hertfordshire, Eastern England, five miles north-west of the town of Ware, five miles east of the major town of Stevenage, and 25 miles north of London. Whempstead falls within the district council of East Hertfordshire, under the county council of Hertfordshire. It is in the SG12 postcode district. The post town for Whempstead is Ware.

Whempstead on a map

Map showing extent of Whempstead as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Whempstead
Map showing location of Whempstead within the UK
Location of Whempstead within the UK

Which county is Whempstead in?

Whempstead is in the ceremonial county of Hertfordshire, the historic county of Hertfordshire, and the administrative county of Hertfordshire.

Ceremonial CountyHertfordshire
Historic CountyHertfordshire
Administrative CountyHertfordshire

Where is Whempstead in Hertfordshire?

Whempstead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Hertfordshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Hertfordshire.

Map showing location of Whempstead within Hertfordshire
Location of Whempstead within Hertfordshire

What is the postcode for Whempstead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whempstead is SG12 0PL.

Where is Whempstead in SG12?

Whempstead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SG12 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SG12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whempstead within SG12
Location of Whempstead within SG12

What is the post town for Whempstead?

The post town for Whempstead is Ware. Whempstead is in the SG12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ware.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whempstead?

The centre of Whempstead is located at position 51.874° latitude and -0.08758° longitude.

Latitude51.874°
Longitude-0.08758°

What is the easting and northing of Whempstead?

The centre of Whempstead is located at the grid reference easting 531752 and northing 221220 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting531752
Northing221220

What are the nearest towns to Whempstead?

Position of Whempstead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whempstead to the centre of the town.

north-west
5m
Whempstead is 5 miles north-west of Ware
east
5m
Whempstead is 5 miles east of Stevenage
north
5m
Whempstead is 5 miles north of Hertford
south-west
6m
Whempstead is 6 miles south-west of Buntingford
north-east
7m
Whempstead is 7 miles north-east of Welwyn Garden City
north-west
9m
Whempstead is 9 miles north-west of Hoddesdon
south-east
9m
Whempstead is 9 miles south-east of Baldock
south-east
9m
Whempstead is 9 miles south-east of Letchworth
north-east
9m
Whempstead is 9 miles north-east of Hatfield
south-east
10m
Whempstead is 10 miles south-east of Hitchin

What are the nearest cities to Whempstead?

Position of Whempstead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whempstead to the centre of the city.

north-east
14m
Whempstead is 14 miles north-east of St Albans
south
25m
Whempstead is 25 miles south of Cambridge
north
25m
Whempstead is 25 miles north of City of London
north
25m
Whempstead is 25 miles north of London
north
26m
Whempstead is 26 miles north of City of Westminster
west
26m
Whempstead is 26 miles west of Chelmsford
east
31m
Whempstead is 31 miles east of Milton Keynes
south
39m
Whempstead is 39 miles south of Ely
north-west
41m
Whempstead is 41 miles north-west of Southend-on-Sea
west
42m
Whempstead is 42 miles west of Colchester