Ashton is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, four miles west of the town of Helston, 57 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 134 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 248 miles west of London. Ashton falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the TR13 postcode district. The post town for Ashton is Helston.
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 towards the southernmost extremity of Cornwall, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cornwall.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Ashton is TR13 9SB.
Ashton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TR13 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TR13 postcode district.
The post town for Ashton is Helston. Ashton is in the TR13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Helston.
The centre of Ashton is located at position 50.10961° latitude and -5.35326° longitude.
Latitude | 50.10961° |
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Longitude | -5.35326° |
The centre of Ashton is located at the grid reference easting 160342 and northing 28667 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 160342 |
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Northing | 28667 |
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.