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Where is Draughton?

Draughton is located in the county of Northamptonshire, East Midlands, five miles south-west of the town of Desborough, ten miles north of the major town of Northampton, and 68 miles north-west of London. Draughton lies five miles south-east of the Leicestershire border. Draughton falls within the unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. It is in the NN6 postcode district. The post town for Draughton is Northampton.

Draughton on a map

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

Which county is Draughton in?

Draughton is in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, the historic county of Northamptonshire, and the administrative county of West Northamptonshire.

Ceremonial CountyNorthamptonshire
Historic CountyNorthamptonshire
Administrative CountyWest Northamptonshire

Where is Draughton in Northamptonshire?

Draughton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Northamptonshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Northamptonshire.

Map showing location of Draughton within Northamptonshire
Location of Draughton within Northamptonshire

What is the postcode for Draughton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Draughton is NN6 9JQ.

Where is Draughton in NN6?

Draughton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the NN6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NN6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Draughton within NN6
Location of Draughton within NN6

What is the post town for Draughton?

The post town for Draughton is Northampton. Draughton is in the NN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Northampton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Draughton?

The centre of Draughton is located at position 52.38356° latitude and -0.88348° longitude.

Latitude52.38356°
Longitude-0.88348°

What is the easting and northing of Draughton?

The centre of Draughton is located at the grid reference easting 476091 and northing 276756 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting476091
Northing276756

What are the nearest towns to Draughton?

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

south-west
5m
Draughton is 5 miles south-west of Desborough
west
7m
Draughton is 7 miles west of Kettering
south
7m
Draughton is 7 miles south of Market Harborough
west
9m
Draughton is 9 miles west of Burton Latimer
north-west
10m
Draughton is 10 miles north-west of Wellingborough
north
10m
Draughton is 10 miles north of Northampton
south-west
11m
Draughton is 11 miles south-west of Corby
west
12m
Draughton is 12 miles west of Irthlingborough
north-west
13m
Draughton is 13 miles north-west of Higham Ferrers
north-west
14m
Draughton is 14 miles north-west of Rushden

What are the nearest cities to Draughton?

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

south-east
20m
Draughton is 20 miles south-east of Leicester
north
24m
Draughton is 24 miles north of Milton Keynes
east
26m
Draughton is 26 miles east of Coventry
south-west
30m
Draughton is 30 miles south-west of Peterborough
south
41m
Draughton is 41 miles south of Nottingham
east
44m
Draughton is 44 miles east of Birmingham
west
44m
Draughton is 44 miles west of Cambridge
south-east
45m
Draughton is 45 miles south-east of Lichfield
south-east
45m
Draughton is 45 miles south-east of Derby
north
46m
Draughton is 46 miles north of Oxford