Plumpton is located in the county of Northamptonshire, East Midlands, six miles west of the town of Towcester, 12 miles south-west of the major town of Northampton, and 60 miles north-west of London. Plumpton lies five miles north-west of the Buckinghamshire border. Plumpton falls within the unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. It is in the NN12 postcode district. The post town for Plumpton is Towcester.
Plumpton 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 |
Plumpton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Northamptonshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Northamptonshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Plumpton is NN12 8SF.
Plumpton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NN12 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the NN12 postcode district.
The post town for Plumpton is Towcester. Plumpton is in the NN12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Towcester.
The centre of Plumpton is located at position 52.13018° latitude and -1.12655° longitude.
Latitude | 52.13018° |
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Longitude | -1.12655° |
The centre of Plumpton is located at the grid reference easting 459887 and northing 248346 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 459887 |
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Northing | 248346 |
Position of Plumpton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Plumpton to the centre of the town.
Position of Plumpton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Plumpton to the centre of the city.