Fenton is located in the county of Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, five miles south of the town of Gainsborough, 13 miles north-west of the major city of Lincoln, and 129 miles north of London. Fenton lies two miles north-west of the Lincolnshire border. Fenton falls within the district council of Bassetlaw, under the county council of Nottinghamshire. It is in the DN22 postcode district. The post town for Fenton is Retford.
Fenton is in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the administrative county of Nottinghamshire.
Ceremonial County | Nottinghamshire |
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Historic County | Nottinghamshire |
Administrative County | Nottinghamshire |
Fenton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Nottinghamshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Nottinghamshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Fenton is DN22 9HF.
Fenton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DN22 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DN22 postcode district.
The post town for Fenton is Retford. Fenton is in the DN22 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Retford.
The centre of Fenton is located at position 53.33826° latitude and -0.81241° longitude.
Latitude | 53.33826° |
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Longitude | -0.81241° |
The centre of Fenton is located at the grid reference easting 479173 and northing 383030 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 479173 |
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Northing | 383030 |
Position of Fenton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Fenton to the centre of the town.
Position of Fenton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Fenton to the centre of the city.