Yaxley is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, four miles south of the major city of Peterborough, and 69 miles north of London. Yaxley lies four miles north-east of the Northamptonshire border, and was historically in the county of Huntingdonshire. Yaxley falls within the district council of Huntingdonshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the PE7 postcode district. The post town for Yaxley is Peterborough.
Yaxley is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Huntingdonshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.
Ceremonial County | Cambridgeshire |
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Historic County | Huntingdonshire |
Administrative County | Cambridgeshire |
Yaxley is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Yaxley is PE7 3JJ.
Yaxley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PE7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PE7 postcode district.
The post town for Yaxley is Peterborough. Yaxley is in the PE7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Peterborough.
The centre of Yaxley is located at position 52.51875° latitude and -0.2542° longitude.
Latitude | 52.51875° |
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Longitude | -0.2542° |
The centre of Yaxley is located at the grid reference easting 518555 and northing 292640 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 518555 |
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Northing | 292640 |
Position of Yaxley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Yaxley to the centre of the town.
Position of Yaxley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Yaxley to the centre of the city.