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Where is Whiston?

Whiston is located in the county of South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles south-east of the major town of Rotherham, and 140 miles north of London. Whiston lies five miles north-east of the Derbyshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Whiston falls within the metropolitan district council of Rotherham. It is in the S60 postcode district. The post town for Whiston is Rotherham.

Whiston on a map

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

Which county is Whiston in?

Whiston is in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountySouth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Whiston in South Yorkshire?

Whiston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of South Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of South Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Whiston within South Yorkshire
Location of Whiston within South Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Whiston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whiston is S60 4HN.

Where is Whiston in S60?

Whiston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the S60 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the S60 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whiston within S60
Location of Whiston within S60

What is the post town for Whiston?

The post town for Whiston is Rotherham. Whiston is in the S60 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Rotherham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whiston?

The centre of Whiston is located at position 53.40584° latitude and -1.32649° longitude.

Latitude53.40584°
Longitude-1.32649°

What is the easting and northing of Whiston?

The centre of Whiston is located at the grid reference easting 444873 and northing 390102 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting444873
Northing390102

What are the nearest towns to Whiston?

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

south-east
2m
Whiston is 2 miles south-east of Rotherham
south
4m
Whiston is 4 miles south of Rawmarsh
west
5m
Whiston is 5 miles west of Maltby
north-west
5m
Whiston is 5 miles north-west of Dinnington
south
6m
Whiston is 6 miles south of Mexborough
south-west
7m
Whiston is 7 miles south-west of Conisbrough
south
7m
Whiston is 7 miles south of Wath upon Dearne
south
8m
Whiston is 8 miles south of Bolton upon Dearne
south
9m
Whiston is 9 miles south of Wombwell
south
9m
Whiston is 9 miles south of Goldthorpe

What are the nearest cities to Whiston?

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

east
6m
Whiston is 6 miles east of Sheffield
south-west
11m
Whiston is 11 miles south-west of Doncaster
south
20m
Whiston is 20 miles south of Wakefield
south
29m
Whiston is 29 miles south of Leeds
south-east
32m
Whiston is 32 miles south-east of Bradford
north
32m
Whiston is 32 miles north of Nottingham
north
34m
Whiston is 34 miles north of Derby
west
35m
Whiston is 35 miles west of Lincoln
east
38m
Whiston is 38 miles east of Manchester
south
40m
Whiston is 40 miles south of York