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Where is Launton?

Launton is located in the county of Oxfordshire, South East England, one mile east of the town of Bicester, 12 miles north-east of the major city of Oxford, and 50 miles north-west of London. Launton lies roughly one mile west of the Buckinghamshire border. Launton falls within the district council of Cherwell, under the county council of Oxfordshire. It is in the OX26 postcode district. The post town for Launton is Bicester.

Launton on a map

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

Which county is Launton in?

Launton is in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, the historic county of Oxfordshire, and the administrative county of Oxfordshire.

Ceremonial CountyOxfordshire
Historic CountyOxfordshire
Administrative CountyOxfordshire

Where is Launton in Oxfordshire?

Launton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Oxfordshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Oxfordshire.

Map showing location of Launton within Oxfordshire
Location of Launton within Oxfordshire

What is the postcode for Launton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Launton is OX26 5DP.

Where is Launton in OX26?

Launton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the OX26 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the OX26 postcode district.

Map showing location of Launton within OX26
Location of Launton within OX26

What is the post town for Launton?

The post town for Launton is Bicester. Launton is in the OX26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bicester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Launton?

The centre of Launton is located at position 51.89972° latitude and -1.11993° longitude.

Latitude51.89972°
Longitude-1.11993°

What is the easting and northing of Launton?

The centre of Launton is located at the grid reference easting 460650 and northing 222718 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting460650
Northing222718

What are the nearest towns to Launton?

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

east
1m
Launton is 1 mile east of Bicester
north-east
9m
Launton is 9 miles north-east of Kidlington
south-west
9m
Launton is 9 miles south-west of Buckingham
south
9m
Launton is 9 miles south of Brackley
west
11m
Launton is 11 miles west of Winslow
east
11m
Launton is 11 miles east of Woodstock
north-west
12m
Launton is 12 miles north-west of Thame
north-west
14m
Launton is 14 miles north-west of Aylesbury
south-east
14m
Launton is 14 miles south-east of Banbury
east
16m
Launton is 16 miles east of Charlbury

What are the nearest cities to Launton?

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

north-east
12m
Launton is 12 miles north-east of Oxford
south-west
18m
Launton is 18 miles south-west of Milton Keynes
west
35m
Launton is 35 miles west of St Albans
south-east
39m
Launton is 39 miles south-east of Coventry
east
48m
Launton is 48 miles east of Gloucester
north-west
51m
Launton is 51 miles north-west of London
south
51m
Launton is 51 miles south of Leicester
north-west
51m
Launton is 51 miles north-west of City of Westminster
south-east
51m
Launton is 51 miles south-east of Worcester
north-west
52m
Launton is 52 miles north-west of City of London

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