Fotheringhay is located in the county of Northamptonshire, East Midlands, three miles north of the town of Oundle, nine miles west of the major city of Peterborough, and 71 miles north of London. Fotheringhay lies roughly one mile north-west of the Cambridgeshire border. Fotheringhay falls within the unitary authority of North Northamptonshire. It is in the PE8 postcode district. The post town for Fotheringhay is Peterborough.
Fotheringhay is in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, the historic county of Northamptonshire, and the administrative county of North Northamptonshire.
Ceremonial County | Northamptonshire |
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Historic County | Northamptonshire |
Administrative County | North Northamptonshire |
Fotheringhay is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Northamptonshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Northamptonshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Fotheringhay is PE8 5HZ.
Fotheringhay is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PE8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PE8 postcode district.
The post town for Fotheringhay is Peterborough. Fotheringhay is in the PE8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Peterborough.
The centre of Fotheringhay is located at position 52.52644° latitude and -0.43851° longitude.
Latitude | 52.52644° |
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Longitude | -0.43851° |
The centre of Fotheringhay is located at the grid reference easting 506032 and northing 293208 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 506032 |
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Northing | 293208 |
Position of Fotheringhay relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Fotheringhay to the centre of the town.
Position of Fotheringhay relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Fotheringhay to the centre of the city.