Histon is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, three miles north of the major city of Cambridge, and 52 miles north of London. Histon falls within the district council of South Cambridgeshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the CB24 postcode district. The post town for Histon is Cambridge.
Histon 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 |
Histon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Histon is CB24 9LG.
Histon is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CB24 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CB24 postcode district.
The post town for Histon is Cambridge. Histon is in the CB24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cambridge.
The centre of Histon is located at position 52.25176° latitude and 0.10652° longitude.
Latitude | 52.25176° |
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Longitude | 0.10652° |
The centre of Histon is located at the grid reference easting 543894 and northing 263599 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 543894 |
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Northing | 263599 |
Position of Histon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Histon to the centre of the town.
Position of Histon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Histon to the centre of the city.