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Where is Whitcot?

Whitcot is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, four miles north-east of the town of Bishop's Castle, 15 miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 73 miles north of Cardiff, and 138 miles north-west of London. Whitcot lies four miles north-east of the Powys border. Whitcot falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY9 postcode district. The post town for Whitcot is Bishops Castle.

Whitcot on a map

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

Which county is Whitcot in?

Whitcot is in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, the historic county of Shropshire, and the administrative county of Shropshire.

Ceremonial CountyShropshire
Historic CountyShropshire
Administrative CountyShropshire

Where is Whitcot in Shropshire?

Whitcot is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Whitcot within Shropshire
Location of Whitcot within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Whitcot?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitcot is SY9 5ED.

Where is Whitcot in SY9?

Whitcot is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SY9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whitcot within SY9
Location of Whitcot within SY9

What is the post town for Whitcot?

The post town for Whitcot is Bishops Castle. Whitcot is in the SY9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bishops Castle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whitcot?

The centre of Whitcot is located at position 52.51819° latitude and -2.91623° longitude.

Latitude52.51819°
Longitude-2.91623°

What is the easting and northing of Whitcot?

The centre of Whitcot is located at the grid reference easting 337925 and northing 291540 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting337925
Northing291540

What are the nearest towns to Whitcot?

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

north-east
4m
Whitcot is 4 miles north-east of Bishop's Castle
west
5m
Whitcot is 5 miles west of Church Stretton
north-west
7m
Whitcot is 7 miles north-west of Craven Arms
east
10m
Whitcot is 10 miles east of Montgomery
north-east
13m
Whitcot is 13 miles north-east of Knighton
north-west
13m
Whitcot is 13 miles north-west of Ludlow
south-east
14m
Whitcot is 14 miles south-east of Welshpool
south-west
15m
Whitcot is 15 miles south-west of Shrewsbury
west
16m
Whitcot is 16 miles west of Much Wenlock
east
17m
Whitcot is 17 miles east of Newtown

What are the nearest cities to Whitcot?

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

north
33m
Whitcot is 33 miles north of Hereford
west
33m
Whitcot is 33 miles west of Wolverhampton
south
37m
Whitcot is 37 miles south of Wrexham
north-west
37m
Whitcot is 37 miles north-west of Worcester
west
43m
Whitcot is 43 miles west of Birmingham
south
46m
Whitcot is 46 miles south of Chester
south-west
47m
Whitcot is 47 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
47m
Whitcot is 47 miles west of Lichfield
north-west
53m
Whitcot is 53 miles north-west of Gloucester
south
56m
Whitcot is 56 miles south of St Asaph