Cropston is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, five miles north-west of the major city of Leicester, and 93 miles north-west of London. Cropston falls within the district council of Charnwood, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE7 postcode district. The post town for Cropston is Leicester.
Cropston 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 |
Cropston 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 Cropston is LE7 7HU.
Cropston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LE7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LE7 postcode district.
The post town for Cropston is Leicester. Cropston is in the LE7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leicester.
The centre of Cropston is located at position 52.6927° latitude and -1.18255° longitude.
Latitude | 52.6927° |
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Longitude | -1.18255° |
The centre of Cropston is located at the grid reference easting 455346 and northing 310870 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 455346 |
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Northing | 310870 |
Position of Cropston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cropston to the centre of the town.
Position of Cropston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cropston to the centre of the city.