Wigsthorpe is located in the county of Northamptonshire, East Midlands, three miles south of the town of Oundle, 14 miles south-west of the major city of Peterborough, and 65 miles north of London. Wigsthorpe lies three miles west of the Cambridgeshire border. Wigsthorpe falls within the unitary authority of North Northamptonshire. It is in the PE8 postcode district. The post town for Wigsthorpe is Peterborough.
Wigsthorpe is in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, the historic county of Northamptonshire, and the administrative county of North Northamptonshire.
Ceremonial County | Northamptonshire |
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Historic County | Northamptonshire |
Administrative County | North Northamptonshire |
Wigsthorpe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Northamptonshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Northamptonshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Wigsthorpe is PE8 5SE.
Wigsthorpe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PE8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PE8 postcode district.
The post town for Wigsthorpe is Peterborough. Wigsthorpe is in the PE8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Peterborough.
The centre of Wigsthorpe is located at position 52.43294° latitude and -0.46653° longitude.
Latitude | 52.43294° |
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Longitude | -0.46653° |
The centre of Wigsthorpe is located at the grid reference easting 504352 and northing 282768 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 504352 |
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Northing | 282768 |
Position of Wigsthorpe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wigsthorpe to the centre of the town.
Position of Wigsthorpe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wigsthorpe to the centre of the city.