Leighton Buzzard is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, five miles south of the town of Woburn, ten miles south-east of the major town of Milton Keynes, and 36 miles north-west of London. Leighton Buzzard lies roughly one mile north-east of the Buckinghamshire border. Leighton Buzzard falls within the unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire. It is in the LU7 postcode district. The post town for Leighton Buzzard is Leighton Buzzard.
Leighton Buzzard is in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, the historic county of Bedfordshire, and the administrative county of Central Bedfordshire.
Ceremonial County | Bedfordshire |
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Historic County | Bedfordshire |
Administrative County | Central Bedfordshire |
Leighton Buzzard is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Bedfordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Bedfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Leighton Buzzard is LU7 1HA.
Leighton Buzzard is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LU7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LU7 postcode district.
The post town for Leighton Buzzard is Leighton Buzzard. Leighton Buzzard is in the LU7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leighton Buzzard.
The centre of Leighton Buzzard is located at position 51.91636° latitude and -0.66146° longitude.
Latitude | 51.91636° |
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Longitude | -0.66146° |
The centre of Leighton Buzzard is located at the grid reference easting 492160 and northing 225050 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 492160 |
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Northing | 225050 |
Position of Leighton Buzzard relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Leighton Buzzard to the centre of the town.
Position of Leighton Buzzard relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Leighton Buzzard to the centre of the city.