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Where is Drayton?

Drayton is located in the county of Lincolnshire, East Midlands, six miles south-west of the town of Boston, 26 miles north of the major city of Peterborough, and 98 miles north of London. Drayton falls within the district council of Boston, under the county council of Lincolnshire. It is in the PE20 postcode district. The post town for Drayton is Boston.

Drayton on a map

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

Which county is Drayton in?

Drayton is in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, the historic county of Lincolnshire, and the administrative county of Lincolnshire.

Ceremonial CountyLincolnshire
Historic CountyLincolnshire
Administrative CountyLincolnshire

Where is Drayton in Lincolnshire?

Drayton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lincolnshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lincolnshire.

Map showing location of Drayton within Lincolnshire
Location of Drayton within Lincolnshire

What is the postcode for Drayton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Drayton is PE20 3JN.

Where is Drayton in PE20?

Drayton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PE20 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PE20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Drayton within PE20
Location of Drayton within PE20

What is the post town for Drayton?

The post town for Drayton is Boston. Drayton is in the PE20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Boston.

What is the latitude and longitude of Drayton?

The centre of Drayton is located at position 52.93765° latitude and -0.15156° longitude.

Latitude52.93765°
Longitude-0.15156°

What is the easting and northing of Drayton?

The centre of Drayton is located at the grid reference easting 524323 and northing 339405 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting524323
Northing339405

What are the nearest towns to Drayton?

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

south-west
6m
Drayton is 6 miles south-west of Boston
south-east
7m
Drayton is 7 miles south-east of Heckington
north
10m
Drayton is 10 miles north of Spalding
east
12m
Drayton is 12 miles east of Sleaford
north-east
15m
Drayton is 15 miles north-east of Bourne
south
15m
Drayton is 15 miles south of Woodhall Spa
north-west
16m
Drayton is 16 miles north-west of Long Sutton
north
18m
Drayton is 18 miles north of Crowland
south
19m
Drayton is 19 miles south of Horncastle
south-west
19m
Drayton is 19 miles south-west of Spilsby

What are the nearest cities to Drayton?

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

north
26m
Drayton is 26 miles north of Peterborough
south-east
26m
Drayton is 26 miles south-east of Lincoln
north-west
41m
Drayton is 41 miles north-west of Ely
east
42m
Drayton is 42 miles east of Nottingham
north-east
46m
Drayton is 46 miles north-east of Leicester
north
52m
Drayton is 52 miles north of Cambridge
east
55m
Drayton is 55 miles east of Derby
south
56m
Drayton is 56 miles south of Kingston upon Hull
south-east
57m
Drayton is 57 miles south-east of Doncaster
south-east
63m
Drayton is 63 miles south-east of Sheffield