Ashton is located in the county of Northamptonshire, East Midlands, five miles east of the town of Towcester, seven miles south of the major town of Northampton, and 54 miles north-west of London. Ashton lies just north of the Buckinghamshire border. Ashton falls within the unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. It is in the NN7 postcode district. The post town for Ashton is Northampton.
Ashton is in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, the historic county of Northamptonshire, and the administrative county of West Northamptonshire.
Ceremonial County | Northamptonshire |
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Historic County | Northamptonshire |
Administrative County | West Northamptonshire |
Ashton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Northamptonshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Northamptonshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ashton is NN7 2PP.
Ashton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NN7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NN7 postcode district.
The post town for Ashton is Northampton. Ashton is in the NN7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Northampton.
The centre of Ashton is located at position 52.14204° latitude and -0.88281° longitude.
Latitude | 52.14204° |
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Longitude | -0.88281° |
The centre of Ashton is located at the grid reference easting 476551 and northing 249894 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 476551 |
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Northing | 249894 |
Position of Ashton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ashton to the centre of the town.
Position of Ashton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ashton to the centre of the city.