Ashton is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, three miles south-west of the town of Market Deeping, seven miles north-west of the major city of Peterborough, and 78 miles north of London. Ashton lies roughly one mile south of the Lincolnshire border, and was historically in the county of Northamptonshire. Ashton falls within the unitary authority of City of Peterborough. It is in the PE9 postcode district. The post town for Ashton is Stamford.
Ashton is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Northamptonshire, and the administrative county of City of Peterborough.
Ceremonial County | Cambridgeshire |
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Historic County | Northamptonshire |
Administrative County | City of Peterborough |
Ashton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ashton is PE9 3BD.
Ashton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PE9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PE9 postcode district.
The post town for Ashton is Stamford. Ashton is in the PE9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stamford.
The centre of Ashton is located at position 52.63758° latitude and -0.37277° longitude.
Latitude | 52.63758° |
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Longitude | -0.37277° |
The centre of Ashton is located at the grid reference easting 510213 and northing 305668 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 510213 |
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Northing | 305668 |
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.