Luton is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, five miles east of the town of Dunstable, and 28 miles north-west of London. Luton lies two miles west of the Hertfordshire border. Luton falls within the unitary authority of Luton. It is in the LU1 postcode district. The post town for Luton is Luton.
Luton is in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, the historic county of Bedfordshire, and the administrative county of Luton.
Ceremonial County | Bedfordshire |
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Historic County | Bedfordshire |
Administrative County | Luton |
Luton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Bedfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Bedfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Luton is LU1 2AT.
Luton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LU1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LU1 postcode district.
The post town for Luton is Luton. Luton is in the LU1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Luton.
The centre of Luton is located at position 51.87954° latitude and -0.41745° longitude.
Latitude | 51.87954° |
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Longitude | -0.41745° |
The centre of Luton is located at the grid reference easting 509031 and northing 221292 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 509031 |
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Northing | 221292 |
Position of Luton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Luton to the centre of the town.
Position of Luton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Luton to the centre of the city.