[1] Easton lies approximately 6 miles (10 km) west of Huntingdon, between the villages of Ellington and Spaldwick.

Easton is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England.

[8] At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population had greatly increased to 162: 80 males and 82 females across 60 households.

By 2011, the number of male Managers and senior officials had dropped to 16, but it remained their most popular occupation.

[21] Similarly, the number of females occupied by Administrative and Secretarial jobs had also decreased, to 6, but it was no longer the most popular occupation as the number of female Professionals increased to 9, making being a Professional the most popular occupation in 2011.

For Easton the highest tier of local government is Cambridgeshire County Council.

[26] Easton is part of the electoral division of Sawtry and Ellington[27] and is represented on the county council by one councillor.

[28][27] At Westminster Easton is in the parliamentary constituency of North West Cambridgeshire,[27] and has been represented in the House of Commons by Shailesh Vara (Conservative) since 2005.