Glapthorn is located in the county of Northamptonshire, East Midlands, two miles north-west of the town of Oundle, 12 miles south-west of the major city of Peterborough, and 70 miles north of London. Glapthorn lies four miles west of the Cambridgeshire border. Glapthorn falls within the unitary authority of North Northamptonshire. It is in the PE8 postcode district. The post town for Glapthorn is Peterborough.
Glapthorn 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 |
Glapthorn is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Northamptonshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Northamptonshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Glapthorn is PE8 5BG.
Glapthorn 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 Glapthorn is Peterborough. Glapthorn is in the PE8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Peterborough.
The centre of Glapthorn is located at position 52.50145° latitude and -0.49681° longitude.
Latitude | 52.50145° |
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Longitude | -0.49681° |
The centre of Glapthorn is located at the grid reference easting 502135 and northing 290345 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 502135 |
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Northing | 290345 |
Position of Glapthorn relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Glapthorn to the centre of the town.
Position of Glapthorn relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Glapthorn to the centre of the city.