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Where is Whittington?

Whittington is located in the county of Norfolk, Eastern England, seven miles east of the town of Downham Market, 30 miles north-east of the major city of Cambridge, and 78 miles north of London. Whittington lies eight miles north-east of the Cambridgeshire border. Whittington falls within the district council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, under the county council of Norfolk. It is in the PE33 postcode district. The post town for Whittington is King's Lynn.

Whittington on a map

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

Which county is Whittington in?

Whittington is in the ceremonial county of Norfolk, the historic county of Norfolk, and the administrative county of Norfolk.

Ceremonial CountyNorfolk
Historic CountyNorfolk
Administrative CountyNorfolk

Where is Whittington in Norfolk?

Whittington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Norfolk, and towards the westernmost extremity of Norfolk.

Map showing location of Whittington within Norfolk
Location of Whittington within Norfolk

What is the postcode for Whittington?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Whittington is PE33 9TR.

Where is Whittington in PE33?

Whittington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PE33 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PE33 postcode district.

Map showing location of Whittington within PE33
Location of Whittington within PE33

What is the post town for Whittington?

The post town for Whittington is King's Lynn. Whittington is in the PE33 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of King's Lynn.

What is the latitude and longitude of Whittington?

The centre of Whittington is located at position 52.56404° latitude and 0.53025° longitude.

Latitude52.56404°
Longitude0.53025°

What is the easting and northing of Whittington?

The centre of Whittington is located at the grid reference easting 571599 and northing 299252 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting571599
Northing299252

What are the nearest towns to Whittington?

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

east
7m
Whittington is 7 miles east of Downham Market
south-west
9m
Whittington is 9 miles south-west of Swaffham
north-west
9m
Whittington is 9 miles north-west of Brandon
west
12m
Whittington is 12 miles west of Watton
north-west
14m
Whittington is 14 miles north-west of Thetford
south-east
14m
Whittington is 14 miles south-east of King's Lynn
north
15m
Whittington is 15 miles north of Mildenhall
east
17m
Whittington is 17 miles east of Wisbech
north-east
18m
Whittington is 18 miles north-east of Soham
east
19m
Whittington is 19 miles east of March

What are the nearest cities to Whittington?

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

north-east
16m
Whittington is 16 miles north-east of Ely
north-east
30m
Whittington is 30 miles north-east of Cambridge
west
32m
Whittington is 32 miles west of Norwich
east
33m
Whittington is 33 miles east of Peterborough
north
49m
Whittington is 49 miles north of Colchester
north
57m
Whittington is 57 miles north of Chelmsford
south-east
64m
Whittington is 64 miles south-east of Lincoln
north-east
65m
Whittington is 65 miles north-east of Milton Keynes
north-east
67m
Whittington is 67 miles north-east of St Albans
east
70m
Whittington is 70 miles east of Leicester