Elton is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, five miles north-east of the town of Oundle, seven miles south-west of the major city of Peterborough, and 71 miles north of London. Elton lies just north-east of the Northamptonshire border, and was historically in the county of Huntingdonshire. Elton falls within the district council of Huntingdonshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the PE8 postcode district. The post town for Elton is Peterborough.
Elton 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 |
Elton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Elton is PE8 6RT.
Elton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PE8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PE8 postcode district.
The post town for Elton is Peterborough. Elton is in the PE8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Peterborough.
The centre of Elton is located at position 52.53099° latitude and -0.39523° longitude.
Latitude | 52.53099° |
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Longitude | -0.39523° |
The centre of Elton is located at the grid reference easting 508957 and northing 293778 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 508957 |
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Northing | 293778 |
Position of Elton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Elton to the centre of the town.
Position of Elton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Elton to the centre of the city.