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Where is Ashton?

Ashton is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, three miles south-west of the town of Market Deeping, seven miles north-west of the major city of Peterborough, and 78 miles north of London. Ashton lies roughly one mile south of the Lincolnshire border, and was historically in the county of Northamptonshire. Ashton falls within the unitary authority of City of Peterborough. It is in the PE9 postcode district. The post town for Ashton is Stamford.

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 Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Northamptonshire, and the administrative county of City of Peterborough.

Ceremonial CountyCambridgeshire
Historic CountyNorthamptonshire
Administrative CountyCity of Peterborough

Where is Ashton in Cambridgeshire?

Ashton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire.

Map showing location of Ashton within Cambridgeshire
Location of Ashton within Cambridgeshire

What is the postcode for Ashton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ashton is PE9 3BD.

Where is Ashton in PE9?

Ashton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PE9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PE9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ashton within PE9
Location of Ashton within PE9

What is the post town for Ashton?

The post town for Ashton is Stamford. Ashton is in the PE9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stamford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ashton?

The centre of Ashton is located at position 52.63758° latitude and -0.37277° longitude.

Latitude52.63758°
Longitude-0.37277°

What is the easting and northing of Ashton?

The centre of Ashton is located at the grid reference easting 510213 and northing 305668 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting510213
Northing305668

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.

south-west
3m
Ashton is 3 miles south-west of Market Deeping
east
5m
Ashton is 5 miles east of Stamford
west
9m
Ashton is 9 miles west of Crowland
south
9m
Ashton is 9 miles south of Bourne
north
12m
Ashton is 12 miles north of Oundle
north-west
12m
Ashton is 12 miles north-west of Whittlesey
south-west
14m
Ashton is 14 miles south-west of Spalding
east
15m
Ashton is 15 miles east of Uppingham
east
15m
Ashton is 15 miles east of Oakham
north-west
17m
Ashton is 17 miles north-west of Ramsey

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.

north-west
7m
Ashton is 7 miles north-west of Peterborough
north-west
31m
Ashton is 31 miles north-west of Ely
east
32m
Ashton is 32 miles east of Leicester
north-west
36m
Ashton is 36 miles north-west of Cambridge
south-east
39m
Ashton is 39 miles south-east of Nottingham
south
42m
Ashton is 42 miles south of Lincoln
north
44m
Ashton is 44 miles north of Milton Keynes
east
50m
Ashton is 50 miles east of Coventry
east
50m
Ashton is 50 miles east of Derby
north
61m
Ashton is 61 miles north of St Albans