Somerton is located in the county of Oxfordshire, South East England, seven miles north-west of the town of Bicester, 14 miles north of the major city of Oxford, and 58 miles north-west of London. Somerton lies two miles south-west of the Northamptonshire border. Somerton falls within the district council of Cherwell, under the county council of Oxfordshire. It is in the OX25 postcode district. The post town for Somerton is Bicester.
Somerton is in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, the historic county of Oxfordshire, and the administrative county of Oxfordshire.
Ceremonial County | Oxfordshire |
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Historic County | Oxfordshire |
Administrative County | Oxfordshire |
Somerton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Oxfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Oxfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Somerton is OX25 6NJ.
Somerton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the OX25 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the OX25 postcode district.
The post town for Somerton is Bicester. Somerton is in the OX25 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bicester.
The centre of Somerton is located at position 51.95434° latitude and -1.27439° longitude.
Latitude | 51.95434° |
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Longitude | -1.27439° |
The centre of Somerton is located at the grid reference easting 449962 and northing 228677 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 449962 |
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Northing | 228677 |
Position of Somerton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Somerton to the centre of the town.
Position of Somerton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Somerton to the centre of the city.