Knighton is located in the county of Oxfordshire, South East England, five miles south of the town of Faringdon, eight miles east of the major town of Swindon, and 63 miles west of London. Knighton lies two miles north-east of the Wiltshire border, and was historically in the county of Berkshire. Knighton falls within the district council of Vale of White Horse, under the county council of Oxfordshire. It is in the SN6 postcode district. The post town for Knighton is Swindon.
Knighton is in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, the historic county of Berkshire, and the administrative county of Oxfordshire.
Ceremonial County | Oxfordshire |
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Historic County | Berkshire |
Administrative County | Oxfordshire |
Knighton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Oxfordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Oxfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Knighton is SN6 8NU.
Knighton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SN6 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SN6 postcode district.
The post town for Knighton is Swindon. Knighton is in the SN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swindon.
The centre of Knighton is located at position 51.58111° latitude and -1.59455° longitude.
Latitude | 51.58111° |
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Longitude | -1.59455° |
The centre of Knighton is located at the grid reference easting 428191 and northing 186994 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 428191 |
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Northing | 186994 |
Position of Knighton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Knighton to the centre of the town.
Position of Knighton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Knighton to the centre of the city.