Huntingdon is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, one mile north-west of the town of Godmanchester, 16 miles north-west of the major city of Cambridge, and 56 miles north of London. Huntingdon lies eight miles north-east of the Bedfordshire border, and was historically in the county of Huntingdonshire. Huntingdon falls within the district council of Huntingdonshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the PE29 postcode district. The post town for Huntingdon is Huntingdon.
Huntingdon is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Huntingdonshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.
Ceremonial County | Cambridgeshire |
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Historic County | Huntingdonshire |
Administrative County | Cambridgeshire |
Huntingdon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Huntingdon is PE29 3PJ.
Huntingdon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PE29 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PE29 postcode district.
The post town for Huntingdon is Huntingdon. Huntingdon is in the PE29 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Huntingdon.
The centre of Huntingdon is located at position 52.33058° latitude and -0.18429° longitude.
Latitude | 52.33058° |
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Longitude | -0.18429° |
The centre of Huntingdon is located at the grid reference easting 523824 and northing 271829 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 523824 |
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Northing | 271829 |
Position of Huntingdon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Huntingdon to the centre of the town.
Position of Huntingdon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Huntingdon to the centre of the city.