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  1. Great Glen

Where is Great Glen?

Great Glen is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, six miles south-east of the major city of Leicester, and 83 miles north-west of London. Great Glen lies seven miles north of the Northamptonshire border. Great Glen falls within the district council of Harborough, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE8 postcode district. The post town for Great Glen is Leicester.

Great Glen on a map

Map showing extent of Great Glen as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Great Glen
Map showing location of Great Glen within the UK
Location of Great Glen within the UK

Which county is Great Glen in?

Great Glen is in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, the historic county of Leicestershire, and the administrative county of Leicestershire.

Ceremonial CountyLeicestershire
Historic CountyLeicestershire
Administrative CountyLeicestershire

Where is Great Glen in Leicestershire?

Great Glen is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Leicestershire.

Map showing location of Great Glen within Leicestershire
Location of Great Glen within Leicestershire

What is the postcode for Great Glen?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Great Glen is LE8 9HD.

Where is Great Glen in LE8?

Great Glen is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LE8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LE8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Great Glen within LE8
Location of Great Glen within LE8

What is the post town for Great Glen?

The post town for Great Glen is Leicester. Great Glen is in the LE8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leicester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Great Glen?

The centre of Great Glen is located at position 52.57503° latitude and -1.03313° longitude.

Latitude52.57503°
Longitude-1.03313°

What is the easting and northing of Great Glen?

The centre of Great Glen is located at the grid reference easting 465621 and northing 297907 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting465621
Northing297907

What are the nearest towns to Great Glen?

Position of Great Glen relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Great Glen to the centre of the town.

north-west
8m
Great Glen is 8 miles north-west of Market Harborough
south
9m
Great Glen is 9 miles south of Syston
north-east
11m
Great Glen is 11 miles north-east of Lutterworth
east
12m
Great Glen is 12 miles east of Earl Shilton
north-west
13m
Great Glen is 13 miles north-west of Desborough
west
13m
Great Glen is 13 miles west of Uppingham
south-west
14m
Great Glen is 14 miles south-west of Oakham
east
15m
Great Glen is 15 miles east of Hinckley
south-west
15m
Great Glen is 15 miles south-west of Melton Mowbray
west
15m
Great Glen is 15 miles west of Corby

What are the nearest cities to Great Glen?

Position of Great Glen relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Great Glen to the centre of the city.

south-east
6m
Great Glen is 6 miles south-east of Leicester
north-east
23m
Great Glen is 23 miles north-east of Coventry
south
27m
Great Glen is 27 miles south of Nottingham
south-east
31m
Great Glen is 31 miles south-east of Derby
west
33m
Great Glen is 33 miles west of Peterborough
east
34m
Great Glen is 34 miles east of Lichfield
east
37m
Great Glen is 37 miles east of Birmingham
north
39m
Great Glen is 39 miles north of Milton Keynes
east
46m
Great Glen is 46 miles east of Wolverhampton
south-west
50m
Great Glen is 50 miles south-west of Lincoln

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