Chesterton is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, five miles south-west of the major city of Peterborough, and 72 miles north of London. Chesterton lies three miles north-east of the Northamptonshire border, and was historically in the county of Huntingdonshire. Chesterton falls within the district council of Huntingdonshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the PE7 postcode district. The post town for Chesterton is Peterborough.
Chesterton is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Huntingdonshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.
Ceremonial County | Cambridgeshire |
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Historic County | Huntingdonshire |
Administrative County | Cambridgeshire |
Chesterton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Chesterton is PE7 3UB.
Chesterton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PE7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PE7 postcode district.
The post town for Chesterton is Peterborough. Chesterton is in the PE7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Peterborough.
The centre of Chesterton is located at position 52.54394° latitude and -0.33854° longitude.
Latitude | 52.54394° |
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Longitude | -0.33854° |
The centre of Chesterton is located at the grid reference easting 512769 and northing 295306 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 512769 |
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Northing | 295306 |
Position of Chesterton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Chesterton to the centre of the town.
Position of Chesterton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Chesterton to the centre of the city.