Horton is located in the county of Northamptonshire, East Midlands, five miles west of the town of Olney, five miles south-east of the major town of Northampton, and 54 miles north-west of London. Horton lies roughly one mile north of the Buckinghamshire border. Horton falls within the unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. It is in the NN7 postcode district. The post town for Horton is Northampton.
Horton is in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, the historic county of Northamptonshire, and the administrative county of West Northamptonshire.
Ceremonial County | Northamptonshire |
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Historic County | Northamptonshire |
Administrative County | West Northamptonshire |
Horton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Northamptonshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Northamptonshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Horton is NN7 2BE.
Horton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NN7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NN7 postcode district.
The post town for Horton is Northampton. Horton is in the NN7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Northampton.
The centre of Horton is located at position 52.18348° latitude and -0.80198° longitude.
Latitude | 52.18348° |
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Longitude | -0.80198° |
The centre of Horton is located at the grid reference easting 482006 and northing 254591 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 482006 |
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Northing | 254591 |
Position of Horton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Horton to the centre of the town.
Position of Horton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Horton to the centre of the city.