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Where is Charlton?

Charlton is located in the county of Hertfordshire, Eastern England, one mile south of the town of Hitchin, four miles north-west of the major town of Stevenage, and 30 miles north of London. Charlton lies three miles south-east of the Bedfordshire border. Charlton falls within the district council of North Hertfordshire, under the county council of Hertfordshire. It is in the SG5 postcode district. The post town for Charlton is Hitchin.

Charlton on a map

Map showing extent of Charlton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Charlton
Map showing location of Charlton within the UK
Location of Charlton within the UK

Which county is Charlton in?

Charlton is in the ceremonial county of Hertfordshire, the historic county of Hertfordshire, and the administrative county of Hertfordshire.

Ceremonial CountyHertfordshire
Historic CountyHertfordshire
Administrative CountyHertfordshire

Where is Charlton in Hertfordshire?

Charlton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Hertfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Hertfordshire.

Map showing location of Charlton within Hertfordshire
Location of Charlton within Hertfordshire

What is the postcode for Charlton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Charlton is SG5 2AE.

Where is Charlton in SG5?

Charlton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SG5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SG5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Charlton within SG5
Location of Charlton within SG5

What is the post town for Charlton?

The post town for Charlton is Hitchin. Charlton is in the SG5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hitchin.

What is the latitude and longitude of Charlton?

The centre of Charlton is located at position 51.93909° latitude and -0.28702° longitude.

Latitude51.93909°
Longitude-0.28702°

What is the easting and northing of Charlton?

The centre of Charlton is located at the grid reference easting 517853 and northing 228117 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting517853
Northing228117

What are the nearest towns to Charlton?

Position of Charlton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Charlton to the centre of the town.

south
1m
Charlton is 1 mile south of Hitchin
south-west
4m
Charlton is 4 miles south-west of Letchworth
north-west
4m
Charlton is 4 miles north-west of Stevenage
south-west
5m
Charlton is 5 miles south-west of Baldock
south
6m
Charlton is 6 miles south of Stotfold
north-east
7m
Charlton is 7 miles north-east of Luton
south
7m
Charlton is 7 miles south of Shefford
north
9m
Charlton is 9 miles north of Harpenden
south-east
10m
Charlton is 10 miles south-east of Flitwick
north
10m
Charlton is 10 miles north of Welwyn Garden City

What are the nearest cities to Charlton?

Position of Charlton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Charlton to the centre of the city.

north
13m
Charlton is 13 miles north of St Albans
east
21m
Charlton is 21 miles east of Milton Keynes
south-west
25m
Charlton is 25 miles south-west of Cambridge
north
31m
Charlton is 31 miles north of City of London
north
31m
Charlton is 31 miles north of London
north
31m
Charlton is 31 miles north of City of Westminster
west
35m
Charlton is 35 miles west of Chelmsford
south-west
39m
Charlton is 39 miles south-west of Ely
east
44m
Charlton is 44 miles east of Oxford
south
44m
Charlton is 44 miles south of Peterborough