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 is in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, the historic county of Northamptonshire, and the administrative county of North Northamptonshire.
Ceremonial County | Northamptonshire |
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Historic County | Northamptonshire |
Administrative County | North 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.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ecton is NN6 0QD.
Ecton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NN6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NN6 postcode district.
The post town for Ecton is Northampton. Ecton is in the NN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Northampton.
The centre of Ecton is located at position 52.26428° latitude and -0.78869° longitude.
Latitude | 52.26428° |
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Longitude | -0.78869° |
The centre of Ecton is located at the grid reference easting 482764 and northing 263593 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 482764 |
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Northing | 263593 |
Position of Ecton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ecton to the centre of the town.
Position of Ecton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ecton to the centre of the city.