Whitehaven
Built-up area in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.542, -3.574 |
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| OS grid ref: | NX 98 17 |
| Population: | 24,900 |
| Dialling code: | 01946 |
Whitehaven in historic Cumberland, north-west England, sits on a deep, sheltered harbour on the edge of the Irish Sea. Founded and laid out as a planned port in the 17th and 18th centuries, the town still shows a strong Georgian grid pattern around its quays; it grew on coal exports and maritime trade and its merchants were active in the wider Atlantic economy of the period.
Today Whitehaven combines that industrial and maritime heritage with tourism and light industry: the harbour remains active while museums such as The Rum Story and preserved townscapes draw visitors. The town is a gateway to coastal walking and seabird cliffs at nearby St Bees Head, and it sits within easy reach of the Lake District, so its economy and community are a mix of local services, regeneration projects and sea‑facing leisure.
Postcode districts covering Whitehaven
Most populated places nearby
- Workington 6.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Mirehouse Ward 0.6 miles
- Hillcrest and Hensingham Ward 0.7 miles
- Bransty Ward 0.9 miles
- Kells and Sandwith Ward 1 mile
- Weddicar Parish 1.3 miles
- Moresby Parks Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Moresby Parish 1.7 miles
- Galemire Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Parton Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Moor Row Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Egremont North and St. Bees Ward 2.6 miles
- Lowca Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Whitehaven
CA28 8HA, CA28 8ET, CA28 7DW, CA28 6LU, CA28 7EU, CA28 7JG, CA28 0TU, CA28 8AQ, CA28 8LF … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 78 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 82.4 miles
- Corkickle Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Whitehaven Railway Station 0.9 miles
Hotels near Whitehaven Ad
- Chase Hotel 0.1 miles
- Seacote Hotel 3.7 miles
- Hunday Manor Country House Hotel 4 6.1 miles
- The Hall Park Hotel 7.1 miles
- Ennerdale Country House Hotel 3 3.1 miles
- The Melbreak Hotel 4 8.1 miles
- Sella Park House Hotel 3 8.1 miles
- The White Mare 7.1 miles
- Waverley Hotel 7.2 miles
- Washington Central Hotel and Sleepwell Inn 4 7.1 miles
Schools in Whitehaven
- Bransty Primary School Primary
- Jericho Primary School Primary
- Kells Infant School Primary
- Monkwray Junior School Primary
- St Begh's Catholic Junior School Primary
- St Benedict's Catholic High School Secondary
- St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School Primary
- St James' C of E Infant and Nursery School Primary
- St James' C of E Junior School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Valley Primary School and Nursery Primary
Local points of interest
- Whitehaven Marina Marina 0.9 miles
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 3.8 miles
- Winscales Estate 6 miles
- Derwent Park Stadium 7.4 miles
- Borough Park Stadium 7.4 miles
- Calder Hall Estate 9.1 miles
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 16.5 miles