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Where is Whiddon?

Whiddon is located in the county of Devon, South West England, three miles north of the town of Barnstaple, 34 miles south of the major city of Swansea, 46 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 173 miles west of London. Whiddon falls within the district council of North Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX31 postcode district. The post town for Whiddon is Barnstaple.

Whiddon on a map

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

Which county is Whiddon in?

Whiddon is in the ceremonial county of Devon, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Devon.

Ceremonial CountyDevon
Historic CountyDevon
Administrative CountyDevon

Where is Whiddon in Devon?

Whiddon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.

Map showing location of Whiddon within Devon
Location of Whiddon within Devon

What is the postcode for Whiddon?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whiddon is EX31 4HF.

Where is Whiddon in EX31?

Whiddon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EX31 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the EX31 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whiddon within EX31
Location of Whiddon within EX31

What is the post town for Whiddon?

The post town for Whiddon is Barnstaple. Whiddon is in the EX31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnstaple.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whiddon?

The centre of Whiddon is located at position 51.12848° latitude and -4.07236° longitude.

Latitude51.12848°
Longitude-4.07236°

What is the easting and northing of Whiddon?

The centre of Whiddon is located at the grid reference easting 255084 and northing 138621 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting255084
Northing138621

What are the nearest towns to Whiddon?

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

north
3m
Whiddon is 3 miles north of Barnstaple
south
6m
Whiddon is 6 miles south of Ilfracombe
north-east
9m
Whiddon is 9 miles north-east of Northam
north-east
10m
Whiddon is 10 miles north-east of Bideford
south-west
12m
Whiddon is 12 miles south-west of Lynton
north
13m
Whiddon is 13 miles north of Great Torrington
north-west
13m
Whiddon is 13 miles north-west of South Molton
west
24m
Whiddon is 24 miles west of Dulverton
north
24m
Whiddon is 24 miles north of North Tawton
north-east
25m
Whiddon is 25 miles north-east of Holsworthy

What are the nearest cities to Whiddon?

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

south
34m
Whiddon is 34 miles south of Swansea
north-west
37m
Whiddon is 37 miles north-west of Exeter
south-west
46m
Whiddon is 46 miles south-west of Cardiff
north
53m
Whiddon is 53 miles north of Plymouth
south-west
56m
Whiddon is 56 miles south-west of Newport
west
62m
Whiddon is 62 miles west of Wells
west
68m
Whiddon is 68 miles west of Bristol
south-east
73m
Whiddon is 73 miles south-east of St Davids
north-east
74m
Whiddon is 74 miles north-east of Truro
west
76m
Whiddon is 76 miles west of Bath