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Where is Shelton?

Shelton is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, three miles south-east of the town of Raunds, 12 miles north of the major town of Bedford, and 57 miles north of London. Shelton lies just east of the Northamptonshire border. Shelton falls within the unitary authority of Bedford. It is in the PE28 postcode district. The post town for Shelton is Huntingdon.

Shelton on a map

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

Which county is Shelton in?

Shelton is in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, the historic county of Bedfordshire, and the administrative county of Bedford.

Ceremonial CountyBedfordshire
Historic CountyBedfordshire
Administrative CountyBedford

Where is Shelton in Bedfordshire?

Shelton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Bedfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Bedfordshire.

Map showing location of Shelton within Bedfordshire
Location of Shelton within Bedfordshire

What is the postcode for Shelton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Shelton is PE28 0NW.

Where is Shelton in PE28?

Shelton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PE28 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PE28 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shelton within PE28
Location of Shelton within PE28

What is the post town for Shelton?

The post town for Shelton is Huntingdon. Shelton is in the PE28 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Huntingdon.

What is the latitude and longitude of Shelton?

The centre of Shelton is located at position 52.30899° latitude and -0.48405° longitude.

Latitude52.30899°
Longitude-0.48405°

What is the easting and northing of Shelton?

The centre of Shelton is located at the grid reference easting 503450 and northing 268957 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting503450
Northing268957

What are the nearest towns to Shelton?

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

south-east
3m
Shelton is 3 miles south-east of Raunds
east
5m
Shelton is 5 miles east of Higham Ferrers
east
5m
Shelton is 5 miles east of Rushden
east
6m
Shelton is 6 miles east of Irthlingborough
south
6m
Shelton is 6 miles south of Thrapston
east
9m
Shelton is 9 miles east of Wellingborough
south-east
9m
Shelton is 9 miles south-east of Burton Latimer
north-west
11m
Shelton is 11 miles north-west of St Neots
south
12m
Shelton is 12 miles south of Oundle
north
12m
Shelton is 12 miles north of Bedford

What are the nearest cities to Shelton?

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

south-west
21m
Shelton is 21 miles south-west of Peterborough
north-east
22m
Shelton is 22 miles north-east of Milton Keynes
west
27m
Shelton is 27 miles west of Cambridge
west
32m
Shelton is 32 miles west of Ely
south-east
35m
Shelton is 35 miles south-east of Leicester
north
39m
Shelton is 39 miles north of St Albans
east
44m
Shelton is 44 miles east of Coventry
north-east
51m
Shelton is 51 miles north-east of Oxford
south-east
53m
Shelton is 53 miles south-east of Nottingham
north-west
57m
Shelton is 57 miles north-west of Chelmsford