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Where is Castor?

Castor is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, four miles west of the major city of Peterborough, and 73 miles north of London. Castor lies three miles north-east of the Northamptonshire border, and was historically in the county of Northamptonshire. Castor falls within the unitary authority of City of Peterborough. It is in the PE5 postcode district. The post town for Castor is Peterborough.

Castor on a map

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

Which county is Castor in?

Castor 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 Castor in Cambridgeshire?

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

Map showing location of Castor within Cambridgeshire
Location of Castor within Cambridgeshire

What is the postcode for Castor?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Castor is PE5 7AX.

Where is Castor in PE5?

Castor is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PE5 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PE5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Castor within PE5
Location of Castor within PE5

What is the post town for Castor?

The post town for Castor is Peterborough. Castor is in the PE5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Peterborough.

What is the latitude and longitude of Castor?

The centre of Castor is located at position 52.57154° latitude and -0.34175° longitude.

Latitude52.57154°
Longitude-0.34175°

What is the easting and northing of Castor?

The centre of Castor is located at the grid reference easting 512481 and northing 298371 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting512481
Northing298371

What are the nearest towns to Castor?

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

south
7m
Castor is 7 miles south of Market Deeping
south-east
8m
Castor is 8 miles south-east of Stamford
north-east
8m
Castor is 8 miles north-east of Oundle
west
9m
Castor is 9 miles west of Whittlesey
south-west
10m
Castor is 10 miles south-west of Crowland
north-west
13m
Castor is 13 miles north-west of Ramsey
south
14m
Castor is 14 miles south of Bourne
north-east
15m
Castor is 15 miles north-east of Thrapston
east
16m
Castor is 16 miles east of Uppingham
east
16m
Castor is 16 miles east of Corby

What are the nearest cities to Castor?

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

west
4m
Castor is 4 miles west of Peterborough
north-west
28m
Castor is 28 miles north-west of Ely
north-west
32m
Castor is 32 miles north-west of Cambridge
east
34m
Castor is 34 miles east of Leicester
north-east
41m
Castor is 41 miles north-east of Milton Keynes
south-east
43m
Castor is 43 miles south-east of Nottingham
south
47m
Castor is 47 miles south of Lincoln
east
50m
Castor is 50 miles east of Coventry
south-east
54m
Castor is 54 miles south-east of Derby
north
57m
Castor is 57 miles north of St Albans

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