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 is in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | South Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Whiston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of South Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of South Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whiston is S60 4HN.
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.
The post town for Whiston is Rotherham. Whiston is in the S60 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Rotherham.
The centre of Whiston is located at position 53.40584° latitude and -1.32649° longitude.
Latitude | 53.40584° |
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Longitude | -1.32649° |
The centre of Whiston is located at the grid reference easting 444873 and northing 390102 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 444873 |
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Northing | 390102 |
Position of Whiston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whiston to the centre of the town.
Position of Whiston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whiston to the centre of the city.