Glooston is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, five miles north of the town of Market Harborough, 11 miles south-east of the major city of Leicester, and 79 miles north-west of London. Glooston lies two miles north of the Northamptonshire border. Glooston falls within the district council of Harborough, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE16 postcode district. The post town for Glooston is Market Harborough.
Glooston 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 |
Glooston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Glooston is LE16 7ST.
Glooston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LE16 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LE16 postcode district.
The post town for Glooston is Market Harborough. Glooston is in the LE16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Market Harborough.
The centre of Glooston is located at position 52.55538° latitude and -0.89433° longitude.
Latitude | 52.55538° |
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Longitude | -0.89433° |
The centre of Glooston is located at the grid reference easting 475060 and northing 295856 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 475060 |
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Northing | 295856 |
Position of Glooston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Glooston to the centre of the town.
Position of Glooston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Glooston to the centre of the city.