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Where is Wicken?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Wicken in?

Wicken 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 Wicken in Northamptonshire?

Wicken is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Northamptonshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Northamptonshire.

Map showing location of Wicken within Northamptonshire
Location of Wicken within Northamptonshire

What is the postcode for Wicken?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wicken is MK19 6BT.

Where is Wicken in MK19?

Wicken is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the MK19 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the MK19 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wicken within MK19
Location of Wicken within MK19

What is the post town for Wicken?

The post town for Wicken is Milton Keynes. Wicken is in the MK19 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Milton Keynes.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wicken?

The centre of Wicken is located at position 52.04791° latitude and -0.91466° longitude.

Latitude52.04791°
Longitude-0.91466°

What is the easting and northing of Wicken?

The centre of Wicken is located at the grid reference easting 474528 and northing 239390 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting474528
Northing239390

What are the nearest towns to Wicken?

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

north-east
4m
Wicken is 4 miles north-east of Buckingham
south-east
7m
Wicken is 7 miles south-east of Towcester
north
8m
Wicken is 8 miles north of Winslow
north-west
8m
Wicken is 8 miles north-west of Bletchley
west
9m
Wicken is 9 miles west of Newport Pagnell
east
10m
Wicken is 10 miles east of Brackley
west
12m
Wicken is 12 miles west of Woburn Sands
south-west
12m
Wicken is 12 miles south-west of Olney
south
13m
Wicken is 13 miles south of Northampton
west
13m
Wicken is 13 miles west of Woburn

What are the nearest cities to Wicken?

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

west
7m
Wicken is 7 miles west of Milton Keynes
north-east
25m
Wicken is 25 miles north-east of Oxford
north-west
32m
Wicken is 32 miles north-west of St Albans
south-east
35m
Wicken is 35 miles south-east of Coventry
south
42m
Wicken is 42 miles south of Leicester
west
45m
Wicken is 45 miles west of Cambridge
south-west
46m
Wicken is 46 miles south-west of Peterborough
north-west
50m
Wicken is 50 miles north-west of London
north-west
51m
Wicken is 51 miles north-west of City of Westminster
north-west
51m
Wicken is 51 miles north-west of City of London