Wicken is located in the county of Northamptonshire, East Midlands, four miles north-east of the town of Buckingham, seven miles west of the major town of Milton Keynes, and 50 miles north-west of London. Wicken lies just north of the Buckinghamshire border. Wicken falls within the unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. It is in the MK19 postcode district. The post town for Wicken is Milton Keynes.
Wicken 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 |
Wicken is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Northamptonshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Northamptonshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Wicken is MK19 6BT.
Wicken is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the MK19 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the MK19 postcode district.
The post town for Wicken is Milton Keynes. Wicken is in the MK19 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Milton Keynes.
The centre of Wicken is located at position 52.04791° latitude and -0.91466° longitude.
Latitude | 52.04791° |
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Longitude | -0.91466° |
The centre of Wicken is located at the grid reference easting 474528 and northing 239390 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 474528 |
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Northing | 239390 |
Position of Wicken relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wicken to the centre of the town.
Position of Wicken relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wicken to the centre of the city.