Potton is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, three miles east of the town of Sandy, 11 miles east of the major town of Bedford, and 42 miles north of London. Potton lies roughly one mile south-west of the Cambridgeshire border. Potton falls within the unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire. It is in the SG19 postcode district. The post town for Potton is Sandy.
Potton is in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, the historic county of Bedfordshire, and the administrative county of Central Bedfordshire.
Ceremonial County | Bedfordshire |
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Historic County | Bedfordshire |
Administrative County | Central Bedfordshire |
Potton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Bedfordshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Bedfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Potton is SG19 2NP.
Potton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SG19 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SG19 postcode district.
The post town for Potton is Sandy. Potton is in the SG19 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Sandy.
The centre of Potton is located at position 52.12783° latitude and -0.21372° longitude.
Latitude | 52.12783° |
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Longitude | -0.21372° |
The centre of Potton is located at the grid reference easting 522375 and northing 249229 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 522375 |
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Northing | 249229 |
Position of Potton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Potton to the centre of the town.
Position of Potton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Potton to the centre of the city.