Cossington is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, two miles north-west of the town of Syston, six miles north of the major city of Leicester, and 93 miles north-west of London. Cossington lies six miles south of the Nottinghamshire border. Cossington falls within the district council of Charnwood, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE7 postcode district. The post town for Cossington is Leicester.
Cossington 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 |
Cossington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Leicestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cossington is LE7 4UU.
Cossington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LE7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LE7 postcode district.
The post town for Cossington is Leicester. Cossington is in the LE7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leicester.
The centre of Cossington is located at position 52.71682° latitude and -1.10587° longitude.
Latitude | 52.71682° |
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Longitude | -1.10587° |
The centre of Cossington is located at the grid reference easting 460495 and northing 313616 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 460495 |
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Northing | 313616 |
Position of Cossington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cossington to the centre of the town.
Position of Cossington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cossington to the centre of the city.