Blaston is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, five miles south-west of the town of Uppingham, 15 miles east of the major city of Leicester, and 77 miles north-west of London. Blaston lies two miles north of the Northamptonshire border. Blaston falls within the district council of Harborough, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE16 postcode district. The post town for Blaston is Market Harborough.
Blaston 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 |
Blaston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Blaston is LE16 8DE.
Blaston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LE16 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LE16 postcode district.
The post town for Blaston is Market Harborough. Blaston is in the LE16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Market Harborough.
The centre of Blaston is located at position 52.5516° latitude and -0.81403° longitude.
Latitude | 52.5516° |
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Longitude | -0.81403° |
The centre of Blaston is located at the grid reference easting 480511 and northing 295522 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 480511 |
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Northing | 295522 |
Position of Blaston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Blaston to the centre of the town.
Position of Blaston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Blaston to the centre of the city.