Great Paxton is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, three miles north-east of the town of St Neots, 13 miles north-east of the major town of Bedford, and 52 miles north of London. Great Paxton lies three miles north-east of the Bedfordshire border, and was historically in the county of Huntingdonshire. Great Paxton falls within the district council of Huntingdonshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the PE19 postcode district. The post town for Great Paxton is St. Neots.
Great Paxton 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 |
Great Paxton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Great Paxton is PE19 6RL.
Great Paxton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PE19 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PE19 postcode district.
The post town for Great Paxton is St. Neots. Great Paxton is in the PE19 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of St. Neots.
The centre of Great Paxton is located at position 52.26031° latitude and -0.22845° longitude.
Latitude | 52.26031° |
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Longitude | -0.22845° |
The centre of Great Paxton is located at the grid reference easting 521007 and northing 263939 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 521007 |
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Northing | 263939 |
Position of Great Paxton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Great Paxton to the centre of the town.
Position of Great Paxton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Great Paxton to the centre of the city.