Croft is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, three miles south-east of the town of Earl Shilton, seven miles south-west of the major city of Leicester, and 86 miles north-west of London. Croft lies five miles north-east of the Warwickshire border. Croft falls within the district council of Blaby, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE9 postcode district. The post town for Croft is Leicester.
Croft 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 |
Croft 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 Croft is LE9 3EL.
Croft 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 Croft is Leicester. Croft is in the LE9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leicester.
The centre of Croft is located at position 52.55678° latitude and -1.24643° longitude.
Latitude | 52.55678° |
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Longitude | -1.24643° |
The centre of Croft is located at the grid reference easting 451187 and northing 295705 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 451187 |
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Northing | 295705 |
Position of Croft relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Croft to the centre of the town.
Position of Croft relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Croft to the centre of the city.