Blakesley is located in the county of Northamptonshire, East Midlands, four miles west of the town of Towcester, ten miles south-west of the major town of Northampton, and 60 miles north-west of London. Blakesley lies five miles north-west of the Buckinghamshire border. Blakesley falls within the unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. It is in the NN12 postcode district. The post town for Blakesley is Towcester.
Blakesley is in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, the historic county of Northamptonshire, and the administrative county of West Northamptonshire.
Ceremonial County | Northamptonshire |
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Historic County | Northamptonshire |
Administrative County | West Northamptonshire |
Blakesley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Northamptonshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Northamptonshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Blakesley is NN12 8RD.
Blakesley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NN12 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the NN12 postcode district.
The post town for Blakesley is Towcester. Blakesley is in the NN12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Towcester.
The centre of Blakesley is located at position 52.14748° latitude and -1.0878° longitude.
Latitude | 52.14748° |
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Longitude | -1.0878° |
The centre of Blakesley is located at the grid reference easting 462515 and northing 250303 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 462515 |
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Northing | 250303 |
Position of Blakesley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Blakesley to the centre of the town.
Position of Blakesley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Blakesley to the centre of the city.