Harrington is located in the county of Northamptonshire, East Midlands, two miles south-west of the town of Desborough, 12 miles north of the major town of Northampton, and 70 miles north-west of London. Harrington lies four miles south-east of the Leicestershire border. Harrington falls within the unitary authority of North Northamptonshire. It is in the NN6 postcode district. The post town for Harrington is Northampton.
Harrington 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 |
Harrington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Northamptonshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Northamptonshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Harrington is NN6 9NX.
Harrington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the NN6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NN6 postcode district.
The post town for Harrington is Northampton. Harrington is in the NN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Northampton.
The centre of Harrington is located at position 52.4149° latitude and -0.86009° longitude.
Latitude | 52.4149° |
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Longitude | -0.86009° |
The centre of Harrington is located at the grid reference easting 477628 and northing 280267 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 477628 |
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Northing | 280267 |
Position of Harrington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Harrington to the centre of the town.
Position of Harrington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Harrington to the centre of the city.