Dorton is located in the county of Buckinghamshire, South East England, five miles north of the town of Thame, 12 miles north-east of the major city of Oxford, and 44 miles north-west of London. Dorton lies two miles east of the Oxfordshire border. Dorton falls within the unitary authority of Buckinghamshire. It is in the HP18 postcode district. The post town for Dorton is Aylesbury.
Dorton is in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, the historic county of Buckinghamshire, and the administrative county of Buckinghamshire.
Ceremonial County | Buckinghamshire |
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Historic County | Buckinghamshire |
Administrative County | Buckinghamshire |
Dorton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Buckinghamshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Buckinghamshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Dorton is HP18 9NH.
Dorton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HP18 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HP18 postcode district.
The post town for Dorton is Aylesbury. Dorton is in the HP18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Aylesbury.
The centre of Dorton is located at position 51.82267° latitude and -1.01356° longitude.
Latitude | 51.82267° |
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Longitude | -1.01356° |
The centre of Dorton is located at the grid reference easting 468085 and northing 214243 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 468085 |
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Northing | 214243 |
Position of Dorton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Dorton to the centre of the town.
Position of Dorton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Dorton to the centre of the city.