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Where is Whitson?

Whitson is located in the county of Gwent, Wales, five miles south-east of the town of Caerleon, five miles south-east of the major city of Newport, 13 miles east of Cardiff, and 119 miles west of London. Whitson lies four miles north-west of the Bristol border, and was historically in the county of Monmouthshire. Whitson falls within the unitary authority of Casnewydd - Newport. It is in the NP18 postcode district. The post town for Whitson is Newport.

Whitson on a map

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

Which county is Whitson in?

Whitson is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Monmouthshire, and the administrative county of Casnewydd - Newport.

Ceremonial CountyGwent
Historic CountyMonmouthshire
Administrative CountyCasnewydd - Newport

Where is Whitson in Gwent?

Whitson is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Gwent, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gwent.

Map showing location of Whitson within Gwent
Location of Whitson within Gwent

What is the postcode for Whitson?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitson is NP18 2PN.

Where is Whitson in NP18?

Whitson is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NP18 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NP18 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whitson within NP18
Location of Whitson within NP18

What is the post town for Whitson?

The post town for Whitson is Newport. Whitson is in the NP18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newport.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whitson?

The centre of Whitson is located at position 51.54751° latitude and -2.89897° longitude.

Latitude51.54751°
Longitude-2.89897°

What is the easting and northing of Whitson?

The centre of Whitson is located at the grid reference easting 337760 and northing 183562 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting337760
Northing183562

What are the nearest towns to Whitson?

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

south-east
5m
Whitson is 5 miles south-east of Caerleon
south-west
7m
Whitson is 7 miles south-west of Caldicot
north-west
7m
Whitson is 7 miles north-west of Portishead
north
8m
Whitson is 8 miles north of Clevedon
south-east
9m
Whitson is 9 miles south-east of Cwmbrân
south-east
10m
Whitson is 10 miles south-east of Risca
north-west
10m
Whitson is 10 miles north-west of Nailsea
south
11m
Whitson is 11 miles south of Usk
south-west
12m
Whitson is 12 miles south-west of Chepstow
south-east
12m
Whitson is 12 miles south-east of Abercarn

What are the nearest cities to Whitson?

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

south-east
5m
Whitson is 5 miles south-east of Newport
east
13m
Whitson is 13 miles east of Cardiff
north-west
14m
Whitson is 14 miles north-west of Bristol
north-west
26m
Whitson is 26 miles north-west of Wells
north-west
26m
Whitson is 26 miles north-west of Bath
south-west
36m
Whitson is 36 miles south-west of Gloucester
south
36m
Whitson is 36 miles south of Hereford
east
45m
Whitson is 45 miles east of Swansea
south-west
53m
Whitson is 53 miles south-west of Worcester
north-west
58m
Whitson is 58 miles north-west of Salisbury