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Where is Watford?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Watford in?

Watford is in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, the historic county of Northamptonshire, and the administrative county of West Northamptonshire.

Ceremonial CountyNorthamptonshire
Historic CountyNorthamptonshire
Administrative CountyWest Northamptonshire

Where is Watford in Northamptonshire?

Watford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Northamptonshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Northamptonshire.

Map showing location of Watford within Northamptonshire
Location of Watford within Northamptonshire

What is the postcode for Watford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Watford is NN6 7UR.

Where is Watford in NN6?

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.

Map showing location of Watford within NN6
Location of Watford within NN6

What is the post town for Watford?

The post town for Watford is Northampton. Watford is in the NN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Northampton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Watford?

The centre of Watford is located at position 52.31462° latitude and -1.1164° longitude.

Latitude52.31462°
Longitude-1.1164°

What is the easting and northing of Watford?

The centre of Watford is located at the grid reference easting 460332 and northing 268869 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting460332
Northing268869

What are the nearest towns to Watford?

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

north-east
4m
Watford is 4 miles north-east of Daventry
south-east
7m
Watford is 7 miles south-east of Rugby
south
10m
Watford is 10 miles south of Lutterworth
north-west
11m
Watford is 11 miles north-west of Northampton
east
12m
Watford is 12 miles east of Southam
north-west
14m
Watford is 14 miles north-west of Towcester
south-west
14m
Watford is 14 miles south-west of Market Harborough
south-west
15m
Watford is 15 miles south-west of Desborough
west
17m
Watford is 17 miles west of Kettering
east
18m
Watford is 18 miles east of Whitnash

What are the nearest cities to Watford?

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

east
18m
Watford is 18 miles east of Coventry
south
22m
Watford is 22 miles south of Leicester
north-west
24m
Watford is 24 miles north-west of Milton Keynes
east
35m
Watford is 35 miles east of Birmingham
south-east
39m
Watford is 39 miles south-east of Lichfield
north
39m
Watford is 39 miles north of Oxford
south-west
41m
Watford is 41 miles south-west of Peterborough
south
44m
Watford is 44 miles south of Nottingham
south
45m
Watford is 45 miles south of Derby
south-east
47m
Watford is 47 miles south-east of Wolverhampton