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Where is Ashton?

Ashton is located in the county of Northamptonshire, East Midlands, one mile east of the town of Oundle, 11 miles south-west of the major city of Peterborough, and 68 miles north of London. Ashton lies three miles west of the Cambridgeshire border. Ashton falls within the unitary authority of North Northamptonshire. It is in the PE8 postcode district. The post town for Ashton is Peterborough.

Ashton on a map

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

Which county is Ashton in?

Ashton is in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, the historic county of Northamptonshire, and the administrative county of North Northamptonshire.

Ceremonial CountyNorthamptonshire
Historic CountyNorthamptonshire
Administrative CountyNorth Northamptonshire

Where is Ashton in Northamptonshire?

Ashton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Northamptonshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Northamptonshire.

Map showing location of Ashton within Northamptonshire
Location of Ashton within Northamptonshire

What is the postcode for Ashton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ashton is PE8 5LD.

Where is Ashton in PE8?

Ashton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PE8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PE8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ashton within PE8
Location of Ashton within PE8

What is the post town for Ashton?

The post town for Ashton is Peterborough. Ashton is in the PE8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Peterborough.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ashton?

The centre of Ashton is located at position 52.48239° latitude and -0.44681° longitude.

Latitude52.48239°
Longitude-0.44681°

What is the easting and northing of Ashton?

The centre of Ashton is located at the grid reference easting 505574 and northing 288297 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting505574
Northing288297

What are the nearest towns to Ashton?

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

east
1m
Ashton is 1 mile east of Oundle
north-east
7m
Ashton is 7 miles north-east of Thrapston
north
10m
Ashton is 10 miles north of Raunds
east
11m
Ashton is 11 miles east of Corby
south
12m
Ashton is 12 miles south of Stamford
north-east
13m
Ashton is 13 miles north-east of Irthlingborough
north-east
13m
Ashton is 13 miles north-east of Burton Latimer
north-east
13m
Ashton is 13 miles north-east of Kettering
north-east
14m
Ashton is 14 miles north-east of Higham Ferrers
south-east
14m
Ashton is 14 miles south-east of Uppingham

What are the nearest cities to Ashton?

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

south-west
11m
Ashton is 11 miles south-west of Peterborough
west
31m
Ashton is 31 miles west of Ely
north-west
31m
Ashton is 31 miles north-west of Cambridge
east
31m
Ashton is 31 miles east of Leicester
north
33m
Ashton is 33 miles north of Milton Keynes
south-east
44m
Ashton is 44 miles south-east of Nottingham
east
45m
Ashton is 45 miles east of Coventry
north
51m
Ashton is 51 miles north of St Albans
south
52m
Ashton is 52 miles south of Lincoln
south-east
53m
Ashton is 53 miles south-east of Derby