Long Whatton is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, two miles north of the town of Shepshed, 11 miles south-east of the major city of Derby, and 102 miles north-west of London. Long Whatton lies roughly one mile south-west of the Nottinghamshire border. Long Whatton falls within the district council of North West Leicestershire, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE12 postcode district. The post town for Long Whatton is Loughborough.
Long Whatton 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 |
Long Whatton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Long Whatton is LE12 5BH.
Long Whatton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LE12 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LE12 postcode district.
The post town for Long Whatton is Loughborough. Long Whatton is in the LE12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Loughborough.
The centre of Long Whatton is located at position 52.80655° latitude and -1.28983° longitude.
Latitude | 52.80655° |
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Longitude | -1.28983° |
The centre of Long Whatton is located at the grid reference easting 447971 and northing 323458 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 447971 |
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Northing | 323458 |
Position of Long Whatton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Long Whatton to the centre of the town.
Position of Long Whatton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Long Whatton to the centre of the city.