Knossington is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, four miles west of the town of Oakham, 14 miles east of the major city of Leicester, and 85 miles north of London. Knossington lies just west of the Rutland border. Knossington falls within the district council of Melton, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE15 postcode district. The post town for Knossington is Oakham.
Knossington 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 |
Knossington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Leicestershire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Knossington is LE15 8LT.
Knossington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LE15 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LE15 postcode district.
The post town for Knossington is Oakham. Knossington is in the LE15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Oakham.
The centre of Knossington is located at position 52.66914° latitude and -0.81523° longitude.
Latitude | 52.66914° |
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Longitude | -0.81523° |
The centre of Knossington is located at the grid reference easting 480215 and northing 308596 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 480215 |
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Northing | 308596 |
Position of Knossington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Knossington to the centre of the town.
Position of Knossington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Knossington to the centre of the city.