Castle Donington is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, five miles south-west of the town of Long Eaton, eight miles south-east of the major city of Derby, and 105 miles north-west of London. Castle Donington lies just south-east of the Derbyshire border. Castle Donington falls within the district council of North West Leicestershire, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the DE74 postcode district. The post town for Castle Donington is Derby.
Castle Donington 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 |
Castle Donington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Castle Donington is DE74 2LA.
Castle Donington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DE74 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DE74 postcode district.
The post town for Castle Donington is Derby. Castle Donington is in the DE74 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Derby.
The centre of Castle Donington is located at position 52.84239° latitude and -1.33777° longitude.
Latitude | 52.84239° |
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Longitude | -1.33777° |
The centre of Castle Donington is located at the grid reference easting 444702 and northing 327414 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 444702 |
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Northing | 327414 |
Position of Castle Donington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Castle Donington to the centre of the town.
Position of Castle Donington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Castle Donington to the centre of the city.