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Where is Whiddon?

Whiddon is located in the county of Devon, South West England, one mile south-east of the town of Barnstaple, 32 miles north-west of the major city of Exeter, 47 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 172 miles west of London. Whiddon falls within the district council of North Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX32 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 EX32 9LA.

Where is Whiddon in EX32?

Whiddon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EX32 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the EX32 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whiddon within EX32
Location of Whiddon within EX32

What is the post town for Whiddon?

The post town for Whiddon is Barnstaple. Whiddon is in the EX32 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 51.06686° latitude and -4.03286° longitude.

Latitude51.06686°
Longitude-4.03286°

What is the easting and northing of Whiddon?

The centre of Whiddon is located at the grid reference easting 257658 and northing 131691 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting257658
Northing131691

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.

south-east
1m
Whiddon is 1 mile south-east of Barnstaple
east
8m
Whiddon is 8 miles east of Northam
north-east
8m
Whiddon is 8 miles north-east of Bideford
north-east
9m
Whiddon is 9 miles north-east of Great Torrington
north-west
9m
Whiddon is 9 miles north-west of South Molton
south
10m
Whiddon is 10 miles south of Ilfracombe
south-west
14m
Whiddon is 14 miles south-west of Lynton
north
19m
Whiddon is 19 miles north of North Tawton
west
21m
Whiddon is 21 miles west of Dulverton
north-east
23m
Whiddon is 23 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.

north-west
32m
Whiddon is 32 miles north-west of Exeter
south
38m
Whiddon is 38 miles south of Swansea
south-west
47m
Whiddon is 47 miles south-west of Cardiff
north
48m
Whiddon is 48 miles north of Plymouth
south-west
58m
Whiddon is 58 miles south-west of Newport
west
61m
Whiddon is 61 miles west of Wells
west
68m
Whiddon is 68 miles west of Bristol
north-east
71m
Whiddon is 71 miles north-east of Truro
west
76m
Whiddon is 76 miles west of Bath
south-east
77m
Whiddon is 77 miles south-east of St Davids