Corby is located in the county of Northamptonshire, East Midlands, six miles north-east of the town of Desborough, 19 miles north-east of the major town of Northampton, and 71 miles north of London. Corby lies two miles south-east of the Leicestershire border. Corby falls within the unitary authority of North Northamptonshire. It is in the NN17 postcode district. The post town for Corby is Corby.
Corby is in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, the historic county of Northamptonshire, and the administrative county of North Northamptonshire.
Ceremonial County | Northamptonshire |
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Historic County | Northamptonshire |
Administrative County | North Northamptonshire |
Corby is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Northamptonshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Northamptonshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Corby is NN17 1NJ.
Corby is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NN17 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the NN17 postcode district.
The post town for Corby is Corby. Corby is in the NN17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Corby.
The centre of Corby is located at position 52.48768° latitude and -0.7013° longitude.
Latitude | 52.48768° |
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Longitude | -0.7013° |
The centre of Corby is located at the grid reference easting 488282 and northing 288544 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 488282 |
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Northing | 288544 |
Position of Corby relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Corby to the centre of the town.
Position of Corby relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Corby to the centre of the city.