Hinxton is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, five miles north-west of the town of Saffron Walden, nine miles south of the major city of Cambridge, and 42 miles north of London. Hinxton lies just north-west of the Essex border. Hinxton falls within the district council of South Cambridgeshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the CB10 postcode district. The post town for Hinxton is Saffron Walden.
Hinxton is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Cambridgeshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.
Ceremonial County | Cambridgeshire |
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Historic County | Cambridgeshire |
Administrative County | Cambridgeshire |
Hinxton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hinxton is CB10 1SG.
Hinxton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CB10 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CB10 postcode district.
The post town for Hinxton is Saffron Walden. Hinxton is in the CB10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Saffron Walden.
The centre of Hinxton is located at position 52.08627° latitude and 0.18109° longitude.
Latitude | 52.08627° |
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Longitude | 0.18109° |
The centre of Hinxton is located at the grid reference easting 549538 and northing 245346 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 549538 |
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Northing | 245346 |
Position of Hinxton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hinxton to the centre of the town.
Position of Hinxton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hinxton to the centre of the city.