Countesthorpe is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, six miles south of the major city of Leicester, and 84 miles north-west of London. Countesthorpe lies eight miles north-west of the Northamptonshire border. Countesthorpe falls within the district council of Blaby, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE8 postcode district. The post town for Countesthorpe is Leicester.
Countesthorpe 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 |
Countesthorpe 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 Countesthorpe is LE8 5RN.
Countesthorpe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LE8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LE8 postcode district.
The post town for Countesthorpe is Leicester. Countesthorpe is in the LE8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leicester.
The centre of Countesthorpe is located at position 52.554° latitude and -1.13746° longitude.
Latitude | 52.554° |
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Longitude | -1.13746° |
The centre of Countesthorpe is located at the grid reference easting 458578 and northing 295478 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 458578 |
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Northing | 295478 |
Position of Countesthorpe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Countesthorpe to the centre of the town.
Position of Countesthorpe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Countesthorpe to the centre of the city.