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Where is Gayton?

Gayton is located in the county of Northamptonshire, East Midlands, four miles north of the town of Towcester, five miles south-west of the major town of Northampton, and 59 miles north-west of London. Gayton lies five miles north of the Buckinghamshire border. Gayton falls within the unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. It is in the NN7 postcode district. The post town for Gayton is Northampton.

Gayton on a map

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

Which county is Gayton in?

Gayton is in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, the historic county of Northamptonshire, and the administrative county of West Northamptonshire.

Ceremonial CountyNorthamptonshire
Historic CountyNorthamptonshire
Administrative CountyWest Northamptonshire

Where is Gayton in Northamptonshire?

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

Map showing location of Gayton within Northamptonshire
Location of Gayton within Northamptonshire

What is the postcode for Gayton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Gayton is NN7 3EY.

Where is Gayton in NN7?

Gayton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NN7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NN7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Gayton within NN7
Location of Gayton within NN7

What is the post town for Gayton?

The post town for Gayton is Northampton. Gayton is in the NN7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Northampton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Gayton?

The centre of Gayton is located at position 52.18458° latitude and -0.96845° longitude.

Latitude52.18458°
Longitude-0.96845°

What is the easting and northing of Gayton?

The centre of Gayton is located at the grid reference easting 470623 and northing 254538 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting470623
Northing254538

What are the nearest towns to Gayton?

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

north
4m
Gayton is 4 miles north of Towcester
south-west
5m
Gayton is 5 miles south-west of Northampton
south-east
10m
Gayton is 10 miles south-east of Daventry
west
11m
Gayton is 11 miles west of Olney
north-west
12m
Gayton is 12 miles north-west of Newport Pagnell
north
13m
Gayton is 13 miles north of Buckingham
north-east
13m
Gayton is 13 miles north-east of Brackley
south-west
14m
Gayton is 14 miles south-west of Wellingborough
north-west
16m
Gayton is 16 miles north-west of Bletchley
north
17m
Gayton is 17 miles north of Winslow

What are the nearest cities to Gayton?

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

north-west
13m
Gayton is 13 miles north-west of Milton Keynes
south-east
28m
Gayton is 28 miles south-east of Coventry
south
32m
Gayton is 32 miles south of Leicester
north
32m
Gayton is 32 miles north of Oxford
north-west
40m
Gayton is 40 miles north-west of St Albans
south-west
41m
Gayton is 41 miles south-west of Peterborough
south-east
45m
Gayton is 45 miles south-east of Birmingham
west
46m
Gayton is 46 miles west of Cambridge
south-east
50m
Gayton is 50 miles south-east of Lichfield
east
53m
Gayton is 53 miles east of Worcester