Castor is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, four miles west of the major city of Peterborough, and 73 miles north of London. Castor lies three miles north-east of the Northamptonshire border, and was historically in the county of Northamptonshire. Castor falls within the unitary authority of City of Peterborough. It is in the PE5 postcode district. The post town for Castor is Peterborough.
Castor 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 |
Castor is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Castor is PE5 7AX.
Castor is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PE5 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PE5 postcode district.
The post town for Castor is Peterborough. Castor is in the PE5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Peterborough.
The centre of Castor is located at position 52.57154° latitude and -0.34175° longitude.
Latitude | 52.57154° |
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Longitude | -0.34175° |
The centre of Castor is located at the grid reference easting 512481 and northing 298371 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 512481 |
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Northing | 298371 |
Position of Castor relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Castor to the centre of the town.
Position of Castor relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Castor to the centre of the city.