Great Bowden is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, one mile north-east of the town of Market Harborough, 14 miles south-east of the major city of Leicester, and 75 miles north-west of London. Great Bowden lies just north of the Northamptonshire border. Great Bowden falls within the district council of Harborough, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE16 postcode district. The post town for Great Bowden is Market Harborough.
Great Bowden 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 |
Great Bowden is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Great Bowden is LE16 7EU.
Great Bowden is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LE16 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LE16 postcode district.
The post town for Great Bowden is Market Harborough. Great Bowden is in the LE16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Market Harborough.
The centre of Great Bowden is located at position 52.49239° latitude and -0.90471° longitude.
Latitude | 52.49239° |
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Longitude | -0.90471° |
The centre of Great Bowden is located at the grid reference easting 474463 and northing 288839 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 474463 |
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Northing | 288839 |
Position of Great Bowden relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Great Bowden to the centre of the town.
Position of Great Bowden relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Great Bowden to the centre of the city.