Chawston is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, three miles south-west of the town of St Neots, eight miles north-east of the major town of Bedford, and 47 miles north of London. Chawston lies roughly one mile south-west of the Cambridgeshire border. Chawston falls within the unitary authority of Bedford. It is in the MK44 postcode district. The post town for Chawston is Bedford.
Chawston is in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, the historic county of Bedfordshire, and the administrative county of Bedford.
Ceremonial County | Bedfordshire |
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Historic County | Bedfordshire |
Administrative County | Bedford |
Chawston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Bedfordshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Bedfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Chawston is MK44 3BL.
Chawston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the MK44 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the MK44 postcode district.
The post town for Chawston is Bedford. Chawston is in the MK44 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bedford.
The centre of Chawston is located at position 52.19145° latitude and -0.31474° longitude.
Latitude | 52.19145° |
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Longitude | -0.31474° |
The centre of Chawston is located at the grid reference easting 515296 and northing 256139 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 515296 |
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Northing | 256139 |
Position of Chawston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Chawston to the centre of the town.
Position of Chawston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Chawston to the centre of the city.