Leire is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, four miles north of the town of Lutterworth, ten miles south-west of the major city of Leicester, and 83 miles north-west of London. Leire lies three miles north-east of the Warwickshire border. Leire falls within the district council of Harborough, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE17 postcode district. The post town for Leire is Lutterworth.
Leire 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 |
Leire is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Leire is LE17 5HF.
Leire is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LE17 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LE17 postcode district.
The post town for Leire is Lutterworth. Leire is in the LE17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lutterworth.
The centre of Leire is located at position 52.5067° latitude and -1.22701° longitude.
Latitude | 52.5067° |
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Longitude | -1.22701° |
The centre of Leire is located at the grid reference easting 452563 and northing 290148 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 452563 |
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Northing | 290148 |
Position of Leire relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Leire to the centre of the town.
Position of Leire relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Leire to the centre of the city.