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Where is Merton?

Merton is located in the county of Oxfordshire, South East England, three miles south of the town of Bicester, eight miles north-east of the major city of Oxford, and 50 miles north-west of London. Merton lies two miles west of the Buckinghamshire border. Merton falls within the district council of Cherwell, under the county council of Oxfordshire. It is in the OX25 postcode district. The post town for Merton is Bicester.

Merton on a map

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

Which county is Merton in?

Merton 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 Merton in Oxfordshire?

Merton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Oxfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Oxfordshire.

Map showing location of Merton within Oxfordshire
Location of Merton within Oxfordshire

What is the postcode for Merton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Merton is OX25 2NW.

Where is Merton in OX25?

Merton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the OX25 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the OX25 postcode district.

Map showing location of Merton within OX25
Location of Merton within OX25

What is the post town for Merton?

The post town for Merton is Bicester. Merton is in the OX25 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bicester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Merton?

The centre of Merton is located at position 51.85465° latitude and -1.16466° longitude.

Latitude51.85465°
Longitude-1.16466°

What is the easting and northing of Merton?

The centre of Merton is located at the grid reference easting 457630 and northing 217670 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting457630
Northing217670

What are the nearest towns to Merton?

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

south
3m
Merton is 3 miles south of Bicester
north-east
6m
Merton is 6 miles north-east of Kidlington
east
8m
Merton is 8 miles east of Woodstock
north-west
11m
Merton is 11 miles north-west of Thame
south
12m
Merton is 12 miles south of Brackley
south-west
13m
Merton is 13 miles south-west of Buckingham
south-west
14m
Merton is 14 miles south-west of Winslow
east
14m
Merton is 14 miles east of Charlbury
north
14m
Merton is 14 miles north of Abingdon-on-Thames
east
15m
Merton is 15 miles east of Witney

What are the nearest cities to Merton?

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

north-east
8m
Merton is 8 miles north-east of Oxford
south-west
22m
Merton is 22 miles south-west of Milton Keynes
west
36m
Merton is 36 miles west of St Albans
south
41m
Merton is 41 miles south of Coventry
east
46m
Merton is 46 miles east of Gloucester
north-west
51m
Merton is 51 miles north-west of London
south-east
51m
Merton is 51 miles south-east of Worcester
north-west
51m
Merton is 51 miles north-west of City of Westminster
north-west
52m
Merton is 52 miles north-west of City of London
south-east
53m
Merton is 53 miles south-east of Birmingham