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Where is Whitstable?

Whitstable is located in the county of Kent, South East England, four miles west of the town of Herne Bay, 18 miles south-east of the major town of Southend-on-Sea, and 51 miles east of London. Whitstable falls within the district council of Canterbury, under the county council of Kent. It is in the CT5 postcode district. The post town for Whitstable is Whitstable.

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

Which county is Whitstable in?

Whitstable is in the ceremonial county of Kent, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Kent.

Ceremonial CountyKent
Historic CountyKent
Administrative CountyKent

Where is Whitstable in Kent?

Whitstable is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Kent, and towards the easternmost extremity of Kent.

Map showing location of Whitstable within Kent
Location of Whitstable within Kent

What is the postcode for Whitstable?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitstable is CT5 1BB.

Where is Whitstable in CT5?

Whitstable is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CT5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CT5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whitstable within CT5
Location of Whitstable within CT5

What is the post town for Whitstable?

The post town for Whitstable is Whitstable. Whitstable is in the CT5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Whitstable.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whitstable?

The centre of Whitstable is located at position 51.35848° latitude and 1.02465° longitude.

Latitude51.35848°
Longitude1.02465°

What is the easting and northing of Whitstable?

The centre of Whitstable is located at the grid reference easting 610680 and northing 166499 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting610680
Northing166499

What are the nearest towns to Whitstable?

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

west
4m
Whitstable is 4 miles west of Herne Bay
north-west
6m
Whitstable is 6 miles north-west of Fordwich
north-east
6m
Whitstable is 6 miles north-east of Faversham
south-east
10m
Whitstable is 10 miles south-east of Minster
east
12m
Whitstable is 12 miles east of Queenborough
east
13m
Whitstable is 13 miles east of Sittingbourne
south-east
13m
Whitstable is 13 miles south-east of Sheerness
west
15m
Whitstable is 15 miles west of Sandwich
west
16m
Whitstable is 16 miles west of Margate
north
16m
Whitstable is 16 miles north of Ashford

What are the nearest cities to Whitstable?

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

north-west
6m
Whitstable is 6 miles north-west of Canterbury
south-east
18m
Whitstable is 18 miles south-east of Southend-on-Sea
south-east
35m
Whitstable is 35 miles south-east of Chelmsford
south
37m
Whitstable is 37 miles south of Colchester
east
49m
Whitstable is 49 miles east of City of London
east
51m
Whitstable is 51 miles east of City of Westminster
east
51m
Whitstable is 51 miles east of London
north-east
63m
Whitstable is 63 miles north-east of Brighton and Hove
south-east
65m
Whitstable is 65 miles south-east of St Albans
south-east
70m
Whitstable is 70 miles south-east of Cambridge

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