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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Whitstable is in the ceremonial county of Kent, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Kent.
Ceremonial County | Kent |
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Historic County | Kent |
Administrative County | Kent |
Whitstable is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Kent, and towards the easternmost extremity of Kent.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Whitstable is CT5 1AU.
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.
The post town for Whitstable is Whitstable. Whitstable is in the CT5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Whitstable.
The centre of Whitstable is located at position 51.35848° latitude and 1.02465° longitude.
Latitude | 51.35848° |
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Longitude | 1.02465° |
The centre of Whitstable is located at the grid reference easting 610680 and northing 166499 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 610680 |
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Northing | 166499 |
Position of Whitstable relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitstable to the centre of the town.
Position of Whitstable relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Whitstable to the centre of the city.