Grimston is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, four miles west of the town of Melton Mowbray, 12 miles north-east of the major city of Leicester, and 95 miles north-west of London. Grimston lies two miles south of the Nottinghamshire border. Grimston falls within the district council of Melton, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE14 postcode district. The post town for Grimston is Melton Mowbray.
Grimston 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 |
Grimston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Grimston is LE14 3BY.
Grimston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LE14 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LE14 postcode district.
The post town for Grimston is Melton Mowbray. Grimston is in the LE14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Melton Mowbray.
The centre of Grimston is located at position 52.79001° latitude and -0.98512° longitude.
Latitude | 52.79001° |
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Longitude | -0.98512° |
The centre of Grimston is located at the grid reference easting 468537 and northing 321864 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 468537 |
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Northing | 321864 |
Position of Grimston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Grimston to the centre of the town.
Position of Grimston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Grimston to the centre of the city.