Blaby is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, four miles south of the major city of Leicester, and 85 miles north-west of London. Blaby lies eight miles north-east of the Warwickshire border. Blaby falls within the district council of Blaby, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE8 postcode district. The post town for Blaby is Leicester.
Blaby is in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, the historic county of Leicestershire, and the administrative county of Leicestershire.
Ceremonial County | Leicestershire |
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Historic County | Leicestershire |
Administrative County | Leicestershire |
Blaby is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Blaby is LE8 4YB.
Blaby is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LE8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LE8 postcode district.
The post town for Blaby is Leicester. Blaby is in the LE8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leicester.
The centre of Blaby is located at position 52.57576° latitude and -1.16335° longitude.
Latitude | 52.57576° |
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Longitude | -1.16335° |
The centre of Blaby is located at the grid reference easting 456795 and northing 297878 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 456795 |
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Northing | 297878 |
Position of Blaby relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Blaby to the centre of the town.
Position of Blaby relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Blaby to the centre of the city.