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Where is Silverstone?

Silverstone is located in the county of Northamptonshire, East Midlands, three miles south-west of the town of Towcester, 12 miles south-west of the major town of Northampton, and 55 miles north-west of London. Silverstone lies just north-west of the Buckinghamshire border. Silverstone falls within the unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. It is in the NN12 postcode district. The post town for Silverstone is Towcester.

Silverstone on a map

Map showing extent of Silverstone as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Silverstone
Map showing location of Silverstone within the UK
Location of Silverstone within the UK

Which county is Silverstone in?

Silverstone is in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, the historic county of Northamptonshire, and the administrative county of West Northamptonshire.

Ceremonial CountyNorthamptonshire
Historic CountyNorthamptonshire
Administrative CountyWest Northamptonshire

Where is Silverstone in Northamptonshire?

Silverstone is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Northamptonshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Northamptonshire.

Map showing location of Silverstone within Northamptonshire
Location of Silverstone within Northamptonshire

What is the postcode for Silverstone?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Silverstone is NN12 8DL.

Where is Silverstone in NN12?

Silverstone is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NN12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NN12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Silverstone within NN12
Location of Silverstone within NN12

What is the post town for Silverstone?

The post town for Silverstone is Towcester. Silverstone is in the NN12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Towcester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Silverstone?

The centre of Silverstone is located at position 52.08914° latitude and -1.02601° longitude.

Latitude52.08914°
Longitude-1.02601°

What is the easting and northing of Silverstone?

The centre of Silverstone is located at the grid reference easting 466830 and northing 243868 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting466830
Northing243868

What are the nearest towns to Silverstone?

Position of Silverstone relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Silverstone to the centre of the town.

south-west
3m
Silverstone is 3 miles south-west of Towcester
north
6m
Silverstone is 6 miles north of Buckingham
north-east
6m
Silverstone is 6 miles north-east of Brackley
south-west
12m
Silverstone is 12 miles south-west of Northampton
north-west
12m
Silverstone is 12 miles north-west of Winslow
west
13m
Silverstone is 13 miles west of Newport Pagnell
south-east
13m
Silverstone is 13 miles south-east of Daventry
east
13m
Silverstone is 13 miles east of Banbury
north-west
14m
Silverstone is 14 miles north-west of Bletchley
north
14m
Silverstone is 14 miles north of Bicester

What are the nearest cities to Silverstone?

Position of Silverstone relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Silverstone to the centre of the city.

west
12m
Silverstone is 12 miles west of Milton Keynes
north
25m
Silverstone is 25 miles north of Oxford
south-east
30m
Silverstone is 30 miles south-east of Coventry
north-west
37m
Silverstone is 37 miles north-west of St Albans
south
38m
Silverstone is 38 miles south of Leicester
south-east
46m
Silverstone is 46 miles south-east of Birmingham
south-west
47m
Silverstone is 47 miles south-west of Peterborough
west
49m
Silverstone is 49 miles west of Cambridge
east
51m
Silverstone is 51 miles east of Worcester
south-east
53m
Silverstone is 53 miles south-east of Lichfield

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