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  1. Ecton

Where is Ecton?

Ecton is located in the county of Northamptonshire, East Midlands, five miles south-west of the town of Wellingborough, five miles north-east of the major town of Northampton, and 59 miles north-west of London. Ecton lies six miles north-west of the Bedfordshire border. Ecton falls within the unitary authority of North Northamptonshire. It is in the NN6 postcode district. The post town for Ecton is Northampton.

Ecton on a map

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

Which county is Ecton in?

Ecton 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 Ecton in Northamptonshire?

Ecton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Northamptonshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Northamptonshire.

Map showing location of Ecton within Northamptonshire
Location of Ecton within Northamptonshire

What is the postcode for Ecton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ecton is NN6 0QD.

Where is Ecton in NN6?

Ecton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NN6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NN6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ecton within NN6
Location of Ecton within NN6

What is the post town for Ecton?

The post town for Ecton is Northampton. Ecton is in the NN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Northampton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ecton?

The centre of Ecton is located at position 52.26428° latitude and -0.78869° longitude.

Latitude52.26428°
Longitude-0.78869°

What is the easting and northing of Ecton?

The centre of Ecton is located at the grid reference easting 482764 and northing 263593 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting482764
Northing263593

What are the nearest towns to Ecton?

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

south-west
5m
Ecton is 5 miles south-west of Wellingborough
north-east
5m
Ecton is 5 miles north-east of Northampton
north-west
8m
Ecton is 8 miles north-west of Olney
south-west
8m
Ecton is 8 miles south-west of Burton Latimer
west
8m
Ecton is 8 miles west of Rushden
south-west
9m
Ecton is 9 miles south-west of Irthlingborough
west
9m
Ecton is 9 miles west of Higham Ferrers
south
10m
Ecton is 10 miles south of Kettering
south-west
12m
Ecton is 12 miles south-west of Raunds
south
12m
Ecton is 12 miles south of Desborough

What are the nearest cities to Ecton?

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

north
15m
Ecton is 15 miles north of Milton Keynes
south-east
29m
Ecton is 29 miles south-east of Leicester
south-west
31m
Ecton is 31 miles south-west of Peterborough
east
32m
Ecton is 32 miles east of Coventry
west
39m
Ecton is 39 miles west of Cambridge
north-west
40m
Ecton is 40 miles north-west of St Albans
north-east
41m
Ecton is 41 miles north-east of Oxford
west
46m
Ecton is 46 miles west of Ely
east
49m
Ecton is 49 miles east of Birmingham
south
50m
Ecton is 50 miles south of Nottingham

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