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Where is Ashton?

Ashton is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, two miles south-east of the town of Callington, ten miles north-west of the major city of Plymouth, 83 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 194 miles west of London. Ashton lies two miles south-west of the Devon border. Ashton falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the PL17 postcode district. The post town for Ashton is Callington.

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 Cornwall, the historic county of Cornwall, and the administrative county of Cornwall.

Ceremonial CountyCornwall
Historic CountyCornwall
Administrative CountyCornwall

Where is Ashton in Cornwall?

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

Map showing location of Ashton within Cornwall
Location of Ashton within Cornwall

What is the postcode for Ashton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ashton is PL17 8AG.

Where is Ashton in PL17?

Ashton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PL17 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PL17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ashton within PL17
Location of Ashton within PL17

What is the post town for Ashton?

The post town for Ashton is Callington. Ashton is in the PL17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Callington.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ashton?

The centre of Ashton is located at position 50.49289° latitude and -4.27931° longitude.

Latitude50.49289°
Longitude-4.27931°

What is the easting and northing of Ashton?

The centre of Ashton is located at the grid reference easting 238424 and northing 68381 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting238424
Northing68381

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-east
2m
Ashton is 2 miles south-east of Callington
north-west
7m
Ashton is 7 miles north-west of Saltash
south-west
7m
Ashton is 7 miles south-west of Tavistock
east
9m
Ashton is 9 miles east of Liskeard
north-west
9m
Ashton is 9 miles north-west of Torpoint
south
11m
Ashton is 11 miles south of Launceston
north-east
12m
Ashton is 12 miles north-east of Looe
north-west
14m
Ashton is 14 miles north-west of Sherford
north-west
17m
Ashton is 17 miles north-west of Ivybridge
east
18m
Ashton is 18 miles east of Lostwithiel

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
10m
Ashton is 10 miles north-west of Plymouth
south-west
36m
Ashton is 36 miles south-west of Exeter
north-east
38m
Ashton is 38 miles north-east of Truro
south
79m
Ashton is 79 miles south of Swansea
south-west
83m
Ashton is 83 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
87m
Ashton is 87 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
94m
Ashton is 94 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
99m
Ashton is 99 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
104m
Ashton is 104 miles south-west of Bath
south
105m
Ashton is 105 miles south of St Davids