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Where is Hexton?

Hexton is located in the county of Hertfordshire, Eastern England, five miles west of the town of Hitchin, six miles north of the major town of Luton, and 33 miles north of London. Hexton lies just south of the Bedfordshire border. Hexton falls within the district council of North Hertfordshire, under the county council of Hertfordshire. It is in the SG5 postcode district. The post town for Hexton is Hitchin.

Hexton on a map

Map showing extent of Hexton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Hexton
Map showing location of Hexton within the UK
Location of Hexton within the UK

Which county is Hexton in?

Hexton is in the ceremonial county of Hertfordshire, the historic county of Hertfordshire, and the administrative county of Hertfordshire.

Ceremonial CountyHertfordshire
Historic CountyHertfordshire
Administrative CountyHertfordshire

Where is Hexton in Hertfordshire?

Hexton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Hertfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Hertfordshire.

Map showing location of Hexton within Hertfordshire
Location of Hexton within Hertfordshire

What is the postcode for Hexton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Hexton is SG5 3JB.

Where is Hexton in SG5?

Hexton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SG5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SG5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Hexton within SG5
Location of Hexton within SG5

What is the post town for Hexton?

The post town for Hexton is Hitchin. Hexton is in the SG5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hitchin.

What is the latitude and longitude of Hexton?

The centre of Hexton is located at position 51.96425° latitude and -0.39057° longitude.

Latitude51.96425°
Longitude-0.39057°

What is the easting and northing of Hexton?

The centre of Hexton is located at the grid reference easting 510673 and northing 230753 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting510673
Northing230753

What are the nearest towns to Hexton?

Position of Hexton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hexton to the centre of the town.

west
5m
Hexton is 5 miles west of Hitchin
south-east
5m
Hexton is 5 miles south-east of Flitwick
south-west
6m
Hexton is 6 miles south-west of Shefford
north
6m
Hexton is 6 miles north of Luton
south-east
6m
Hexton is 6 miles south-east of Ampthill
north-east
7m
Hexton is 7 miles north-east of Houghton Regis
west
7m
Hexton is 7 miles west of Letchworth
south-west
8m
Hexton is 8 miles south-west of Stotfold
north-east
8m
Hexton is 8 miles north-east of Dunstable
west
9m
Hexton is 9 miles west of Baldock

What are the nearest cities to Hexton?

Position of Hexton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hexton to the centre of the city.

north
15m
Hexton is 15 miles north of St Albans
east
16m
Hexton is 16 miles east of Milton Keynes
south-west
27m
Hexton is 27 miles south-west of Cambridge
north
34m
Hexton is 34 miles north of London
north-west
34m
Hexton is 34 miles north-west of City of London
north
34m
Hexton is 34 miles north of City of Westminster
east
40m
Hexton is 40 miles east of Oxford
west
40m
Hexton is 40 miles west of Chelmsford
south-west
41m
Hexton is 41 miles south-west of Ely
south
43m
Hexton is 43 miles south of Peterborough