Racton is located in the county of West Sussex, South East England, three miles north-east of the town of Emsworth, ten miles north-east of the major city of Portsmouth, and 55 miles south-west of London. Racton lies two miles south-east of the Hampshire border, and was historically in the county of Sussex. Racton falls within the district council of Chichester, under the county council of West Sussex. It is in the PO18 postcode district. The post town for Racton is Chichester.
Racton is in the ceremonial county of West Sussex, the historic county of Sussex, and the administrative county of West Sussex.
Ceremonial County | West Sussex |
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Historic County | Sussex |
Administrative County | West Sussex |
Racton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Sussex, and towards the westernmost extremity of West Sussex.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Racton is PO18 9DP.
Racton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PO18 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PO18 postcode district.
The post town for Racton is Chichester. Racton is in the PO18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chichester.
The centre of Racton is located at position 50.87855° latitude and -0.88959° longitude.
Latitude | 50.87855° |
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Longitude | -0.88959° |
The centre of Racton is located at the grid reference easting 478218 and northing 109371 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 478218 |
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Northing | 109371 |
Position of Racton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Racton to the centre of the town.
Position of Racton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Racton to the centre of the city.