Ashton is located in the county of Northamptonshire, East Midlands, one mile east of the town of Oundle, 11 miles south-west of the major city of Peterborough, and 68 miles north of London. Ashton lies three miles west of the Cambridgeshire border. Ashton falls within the unitary authority of North Northamptonshire. It is in the PE8 postcode district. The post town for Ashton is Peterborough.
Ashton is in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, the historic county of Northamptonshire, and the administrative county of North Northamptonshire.
Ceremonial County | Northamptonshire |
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Historic County | Northamptonshire |
Administrative County | North Northamptonshire |
Ashton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Northamptonshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Northamptonshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ashton is PE8 5LD.
Ashton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PE8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PE8 postcode district.
The post town for Ashton is Peterborough. Ashton is in the PE8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Peterborough.
The centre of Ashton is located at position 52.48239° latitude and -0.44681° longitude.
Latitude | 52.48239° |
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Longitude | -0.44681° |
The centre of Ashton is located at the grid reference easting 505574 and northing 288297 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 505574 |
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Northing | 288297 |
Position of Ashton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ashton to the centre of the town.
Position of Ashton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ashton to the centre of the city.