An inductive position detector with a first and a second (1, 2) which are displaceable relative to one another along a measurement path wherein said first body comprises: at least first (1a, 1b) and second (laa, 1bb) antenna winding arrangements, each of said antenna winding arrangements defining a plurality of adjacent receive winding loops extending in the direction of the measurement path, and wherein said second body comprises: a passive resonant circuit incorporating at least first and second target winding arrangements in series with a capacitor, said second target winding arrangement defining a plurality of adjacent winding loops extending in the direction of the measurement path; said first and second antenna winding arrangements and said first and second target winding arrangements both being spaced apart orthogonally of said measurement path so as to be separate, and said first and second bodies being disposed so that first and second target winding arrangements cover at least a part of first (1a, 1b) and second (laa, 1bb) antenna winding arrangements respectively; characterised in that - said first antenna winding arrangement further includes a transmit winding, - the receive winding loops of said first antenna winding arrangement are of coarser pitch relative to those of the second antenna winding arrangement, and - the polarities of both adjacent receive winding loops of said second antenna winding arrangement (laa, 1bb) and adjacent winding loops of said second target winding arrangement are magnetically opposite. at least first (1a, 1b) and second (laa, 1bb) antenna winding arrangements, each of said antenna winding arrangements defining a plurality of adjacent receive winding loops extending in the direction of the measurement path, and wherein said second body comprises: a passive resonant circuit incorporating at least first and second target winding arrangements in series with a capacitor, said second target winding arrangement defining a plurality of adjacent winding loops extending in the direction of the measurement path; said first and second antenna winding arrangements and said first and second target winding arrangements both being spaced apart orthogonally of said measurement path so as to be separate, and said first and second bodies being disposed so that first and second target winding arrangements cover at least a part of first (1a, 1b) and second (laa, 1bb) antenna winding arrangements respectively; characterised in that - said first antenna winding arrangement further includes a transmit winding, - the receive winding loops of said first antenna winding arrangement are of coarser pitch relative to those of the second antenna winding arrangement, and - the polarities of both adjacent receive winding loops of said second antenna winding arrangement (laa, 1bb) and adjacent winding loops of said second target winding arrangement are magnetically opposite. a passive resonant circuit incorporating at least first and second target winding arrangements in series with a capacitor, said second target winding arrangement defining a plurality of adjacent winding loops extending in the direction of the measurement path; said first and second antenna winding arrangements and said first and second target winding arrangements both being spaced apart orthogonally of said measurement path so as to be separate, and said first and second bodies being disposed so that first and second target winding arrangements cover at least a part of first (1a, 1b) and second (laa, 1bb) antenna winding arrangements respectively; characterised in that - said first antenna winding arrangement further includes a transmit winding, - the receive winding loops of said first antenna winding arrangement are of coarser pitch relative to those of the second antenna winding arrangement, and - the polarities of both adjacent receive winding loops of said second antenna winding arrangement (laa, 1bb) and adjacent winding loops of said second target winding arrangement are magnetically opposite. - said first antenna winding arrangement further includes a transmit winding, - the receive winding loops of said first antenna winding arrangement are of coarser pitch relative to those of the second antenna winding arrangement, and - the polarities of both adjacent receive winding loops of said second antenna winding arrangement (laa, 1bb) and adjacent winding loops of said second target winding arrangement are magnetically opposite.