Lockington is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, four miles south of the town of Long Eaton, nine miles south-east of the major city of Derby, and 105 miles north-west of London. Lockington lies roughly one mile south-east of the Derbyshire border. Lockington falls within the district council of North West Leicestershire, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the DE74 postcode district. The post town for Lockington is Derby.
Lockington 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 |
Lockington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Lockington is DE74 2RH.
Lockington is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DE74 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DE74 postcode district.
The post town for Lockington is Derby. Lockington is in the DE74 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Derby.
The centre of Lockington is located at position 52.84811° latitude and -1.30802° longitude.
Latitude | 52.84811° |
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Longitude | -1.30802° |
The centre of Lockington is located at the grid reference easting 446700 and northing 328069 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 446700 |
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Northing | 328069 |
Position of Lockington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Lockington to the centre of the town.
Position of Lockington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Lockington to the centre of the city.