Eaton is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, seven miles north-east of the town of Melton Mowbray, 16 miles south-east of the major city of Nottingham, and 97 miles north of London. Eaton lies three miles south-west of the Lincolnshire border. Eaton falls within the district council of Melton, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the NG32 postcode district. The post town for Eaton is Grantham.
Eaton 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 |
Eaton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Eaton is NG32 1SD.
Eaton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NG32 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the NG32 postcode district.
The post town for Eaton is Grantham. Eaton is in the NG32 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Grantham.
The centre of Eaton is located at position 52.85366° latitude and -0.81466° longitude.
Latitude | 52.85366° |
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Longitude | -0.81466° |
The centre of Eaton is located at the grid reference easting 479915 and northing 329121 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 479915 |
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Northing | 329121 |
Position of Eaton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Eaton to the centre of the town.
Position of Eaton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Eaton to the centre of the city.