Cosby is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, five miles east of the town of Earl Shilton, six miles south-west of the major city of Leicester, and 85 miles north-west of London. Cosby lies six miles north-east of the Warwickshire border. Cosby falls within the district council of Blaby, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE9 postcode district. The post town for Cosby is Leicester.
Cosby 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 |
Cosby 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 Cosby is LE9 1UU.
Cosby is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LE9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LE9 postcode district.
The post town for Cosby is Leicester. Cosby is in the LE9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leicester.
The centre of Cosby is located at position 52.54941° latitude and -1.19317° longitude.
Latitude | 52.54941° |
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Longitude | -1.19317° |
The centre of Cosby is located at the grid reference easting 454807 and northing 294924 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 454807 |
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Northing | 294924 |
Position of Cosby relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cosby to the centre of the town.
Position of Cosby relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cosby to the centre of the city.