It is surrounded by the parishes of Antrobus, Comberbach, Little Leigh and Dutton.

[2] Whitley lies mostly in the northern part of a triangle of land bounded by the A49 (Warrington to Whitchurch) to the west, the A559 (Warrington to Northwich) to the east and the A533 (Runcorn to Northwich) to the south.

Between the world wars the Lower Whitley By-Pass was constructed, the old route being called Street Lane.

These are operated by Warrington Borough Transport, although Cheshire West and Chester Council do subsidise the service.

Whitley has two public houses, the Chetwode Arms on Street Lane (the old A49) and the Birch and Bottle on Northwich Road.