Whittington, Staffordshire

Whittington
St Giles Church, Whittington
Whittington is located in Staffordshire
Whittington
Whittington
Location within Staffordshire
Population2,603 
OS grid referenceSK162085
Civil parish
  • Whittington
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLICHFIELD
Postcode districtWS14
Dialling code01543
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Staffordshire
52°40′N 1°46′W / 52.67°N 1.76°W / 52.67; -1.76

Whittington is a village and civil parish[2] which lies approximately 3 miles south east of Lichfield, in the Lichfield district of Staffordshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,591, increasing to 2,603 at the 2011 Census.[3] The parish council is a joint one with Fisherwick.[4] The Coventry Canal borders the village to the north and east.

  1. ^ "United Kingdom Parliament". Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Names and codes for Administrative Geography". Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Parish clerk contact details". Lichfield District Council. 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.