Blackfordby is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, two miles north-west of the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, six miles south-east of the major town of Burton upon Trent, and 104 miles north-west of London. Blackfordby lies just south of the Derbyshire border. Blackfordby falls within the district council of North West Leicestershire, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the DE11 postcode district. The post town for Blackfordby is Swadlincote.
Blackfordby 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 |
Blackfordby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Leicestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Blackfordby is DE11 8GJ.
Blackfordby is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DE11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DE11 postcode district.
The post town for Blackfordby is Swadlincote. Blackfordby is in the DE11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swadlincote.
The centre of Blackfordby is located at position 52.75789° latitude and -1.5132° longitude.
Latitude | 52.75789° |
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Longitude | -1.5132° |
The centre of Blackfordby is located at the grid reference easting 432950 and northing 317920 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 432950 |
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Northing | 317920 |
Position of Blackfordby relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Blackfordby to the centre of the town.
Position of Blackfordby relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Blackfordby to the centre of the city.