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Where is Leigh?

Leigh is located in the county of Kent, South East England, two miles west of the town of Tonbridge, 14 miles south-west of the major town of Maidstone, and 27 miles south-east of London. Leigh lies five miles north of the East Sussex border. Leigh falls within the district council of Sevenoaks, under the county council of Kent. It is in the TN11 postcode district. The post town for Leigh is Tonbridge.

Leigh on a map

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

Which county is Leigh in?

Leigh is in the ceremonial county of Kent, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Kent.

Ceremonial CountyKent
Historic CountyKent
Administrative CountyKent

Where is Leigh in Kent?

Leigh is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Kent, and towards the westernmost extremity of Kent.

Map showing location of Leigh within Kent
Location of Leigh within Kent

What is the postcode for Leigh?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Leigh is TN11 8QR.

Where is Leigh in TN11?

Leigh is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TN11 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TN11 postcode district.

Map showing location of Leigh within TN11
Location of Leigh within TN11

What is the post town for Leigh?

The post town for Leigh is Tonbridge. Leigh is in the TN11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Tonbridge.

What is the latitude and longitude of Leigh?

The centre of Leigh is located at position 51.19731° latitude and 0.21621° longitude.

Latitude51.19731°
Longitude0.21621°

What is the easting and northing of Leigh?

The centre of Leigh is located at the grid reference easting 554943 and northing 146566 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting554943
Northing146566

What are the nearest towns to Leigh?

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

west
2m
Leigh is 2 miles west of Tonbridge
north-west
3m
Leigh is 3 miles north-west of Southborough
north-west
5m
Leigh is 5 miles north-west of Royal Tunbridge Wells
south
5m
Leigh is 5 miles south of Sevenoaks
east
7m
Leigh is 7 miles east of Edenbridge
west
8m
Leigh is 8 miles west of Paddock Wood
south-east
8m
Leigh is 8 miles south-east of Westerham
north
10m
Leigh is 10 miles north of Crowborough
north-west
10m
Leigh is 10 miles north-west of Wadhurst
east
10m
Leigh is 10 miles east of Oxted

What are the nearest cities to Leigh?

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

south-east
26m
Leigh is 26 miles south-east of City of London
south-east
26m
Leigh is 26 miles south-east of City of Westminster
south-east
26m
Leigh is 26 miles south-east of London
north-east
30m
Leigh is 30 miles north-east of Brighton and Hove
south-west
32m
Leigh is 32 miles south-west of Southend-on-Sea
west
38m
Leigh is 38 miles west of Canterbury
south
39m
Leigh is 39 miles south of Chelmsford
south-east
45m
Leigh is 45 miles south-east of St Albans
north-east
50m
Leigh is 50 miles north-east of Chichester
south-west
56m
Leigh is 56 miles south-west of Colchester

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