Carlton is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, five miles north of the town of Haverhill, 12 miles east of the major city of Cambridge, and 49 miles north-east of London. Carlton lies just west of the Suffolk border. Carlton falls within the district council of South Cambridgeshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the CB8 postcode district. The post town for Carlton is Newmarket.
Carlton is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Cambridgeshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.
Ceremonial County | Cambridgeshire |
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Historic County | Cambridgeshire |
Administrative County | Cambridgeshire |
Carlton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Carlton is CB8 9JZ.
Carlton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CB8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CB8 postcode district.
The post town for Carlton is Newmarket. Carlton is in the CB8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newmarket.
The centre of Carlton is located at position 52.15113° latitude and 0.39836° longitude.
Latitude | 52.15113° |
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Longitude | 0.39836° |
The centre of Carlton is located at the grid reference easting 564183 and northing 253029 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 564183 |
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Northing | 253029 |
Position of Carlton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Carlton to the centre of the town.
Position of Carlton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Carlton to the centre of the city.