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Where is Elton?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Elton in?

Elton is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Huntingdonshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.

Ceremonial CountyCambridgeshire
Historic CountyHuntingdonshire
Administrative CountyCambridgeshire

Where is Elton in Cambridgeshire?

Elton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire.

Map showing location of Elton within Cambridgeshire
Location of Elton within Cambridgeshire

What is the postcode for Elton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Elton is PE8 6RT.

Where is Elton in PE8?

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.

Map showing location of Elton within PE8
Location of Elton within PE8

What is the post town for Elton?

The post town for Elton is Peterborough. Elton is in the PE8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Peterborough.

What is the latitude and longitude of Elton?

The centre of Elton is located at position 52.53099° latitude and -0.39523° longitude.

Latitude52.53099°
Longitude-0.39523°

What is the easting and northing of Elton?

The centre of Elton is located at the grid reference easting 508957 and northing 293778 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting508957
Northing293778

What are the nearest towns to Elton?

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

north-east
5m
Elton is 5 miles north-east of Oundle
south-east
9m
Elton is 9 miles south-east of Stamford
south
11m
Elton is 11 miles south of Market Deeping
north-east
11m
Elton is 11 miles north-east of Thrapston
west
11m
Elton is 11 miles west of Whittlesey
east
13m
Elton is 13 miles east of Corby
north-west
13m
Elton is 13 miles north-west of Ramsey
south-west
14m
Elton is 14 miles south-west of Crowland
north-east
14m
Elton is 14 miles north-east of Raunds
east
14m
Elton is 14 miles east of Uppingham

What are the nearest cities to Elton?

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

south-west
7m
Elton is 7 miles south-west of Peterborough
west
29m
Elton is 29 miles west of Ely
north-west
31m
Elton is 31 miles north-west of Cambridge
east
32m
Elton is 32 miles east of Leicester
north-east
37m
Elton is 37 miles north-east of Milton Keynes
south-east
43m
Elton is 43 miles south-east of Nottingham
east
48m
Elton is 48 miles east of Coventry
south
49m
Elton is 49 miles south of Lincoln
south-east
53m
Elton is 53 miles south-east of Derby
north
54m
Elton is 54 miles north of St Albans