Ashton is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, two miles south-east of the town of Callington, ten miles north-west of the major city of Plymouth, 83 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 194 miles west of London. Ashton lies two miles south-west of the Devon border. Ashton falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the PL17 postcode district. The post town for Ashton is Callington.
Ashton is in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, the historic county of Cornwall, and the administrative county of Cornwall.
Ceremonial County | Cornwall |
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Historic County | Cornwall |
Administrative County | Cornwall |
Ashton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cornwall, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cornwall.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ashton is PL17 8AG.
Ashton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PL17 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PL17 postcode district.
The post town for Ashton is Callington. Ashton is in the PL17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Callington.
The centre of Ashton is located at position 50.49289° latitude and -4.27931° longitude.
Latitude | 50.49289° |
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Longitude | -4.27931° |
The centre of Ashton is located at the grid reference easting 238424 and northing 68381 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 238424 |
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Northing | 68381 |
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.