Watford is located in the county of Northamptonshire, East Midlands, four miles north-east of the town of Daventry, 11 miles north-west of the major town of Northampton, and 69 miles north-west of London. Watford lies four miles east of the Warwickshire border. Watford falls within the unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. It is in the NN6 postcode district. The post town for Watford is Northampton.
Watford is in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, the historic county of Northamptonshire, and the administrative county of West Northamptonshire.
Ceremonial County | Northamptonshire |
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Historic County | Northamptonshire |
Administrative County | West Northamptonshire |
Watford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Northamptonshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Northamptonshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Watford is NN6 7UR.
Watford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NN6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the NN6 postcode district.
The post town for Watford is Northampton. Watford is in the NN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Northampton.
The centre of Watford is located at position 52.31462° latitude and -1.1164° longitude.
Latitude | 52.31462° |
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Longitude | -1.1164° |
The centre of Watford is located at the grid reference easting 460332 and northing 268869 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 460332 |
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Northing | 268869 |
Position of Watford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Watford to the centre of the town.
Position of Watford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Watford to the centre of the city.