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Where is Whisby?

Whisby is located in the county of Lincolnshire, East Midlands, two miles north-west of the town of North Hykeham, five miles south-west of the major city of Lincoln, and 119 miles north of London. Whisby lies two miles east of the Nottinghamshire border. Whisby falls within the district council of North Kesteven, under the county council of Lincolnshire. It is in the LN6 postcode district. The post town for Whisby is Lincoln.

Whisby on a map

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

Which county is Whisby in?

Whisby is in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, the historic county of Lincolnshire, and the administrative county of Lincolnshire.

Ceremonial CountyLincolnshire
Historic CountyLincolnshire
Administrative CountyLincolnshire

Where is Whisby in Lincolnshire?

Whisby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lincolnshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lincolnshire.

Map showing location of Whisby within Lincolnshire
Location of Whisby within Lincolnshire

What is the postcode for Whisby?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whisby is LN6 9BU.

Where is Whisby in LN6?

Whisby is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LN6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LN6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whisby within LN6
Location of Whisby within LN6

What is the post town for Whisby?

The post town for Whisby is Lincoln. Whisby is in the LN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lincoln.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whisby?

The centre of Whisby is located at position 53.20174° latitude and -0.64915° longitude.

Latitude53.20174°
Longitude-0.64915°

What is the easting and northing of Whisby?

The centre of Whisby is located at the grid reference easting 490331 and northing 368037 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting490331
Northing368037

What are the nearest towns to Whisby?

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

north-west
2m
Whisby is 2 miles north-west of North Hykeham
north-east
11m
Whisby is 11 miles north-east of Newark-on-Trent
south
15m
Whisby is 15 miles south of Gainsborough
south-east
15m
Whisby is 15 miles south-east of Retford
north-east
15m
Whisby is 15 miles north-east of Southwell
south-west
16m
Whisby is 16 miles south-west of Wragby
north-west
17m
Whisby is 17 miles north-west of Sleaford
south-west
18m
Whisby is 18 miles south-west of Market Rasen
west
18m
Whisby is 18 miles west of Woodhall Spa
south
19m
Whisby is 19 miles south of Kirton in Lindsey

What are the nearest cities to Whisby?

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

south-west
5m
Whisby is 5 miles south-west of Lincoln
north-east
27m
Whisby is 27 miles north-east of Nottingham
south-east
30m
Whisby is 30 miles south-east of Doncaster
east
36m
Whisby is 36 miles east of Sheffield
north-east
39m
Whisby is 39 miles north-east of Derby
south
40m
Whisby is 40 miles south of Kingston upon Hull
north-east
44m
Whisby is 44 miles north-east of Leicester
north-west
47m
Whisby is 47 miles north-west of Peterborough
south-east
48m
Whisby is 48 miles south-east of Wakefield
south
56m
Whisby is 56 miles south of York