Loughborough is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, four miles east of the town of Shepshed, ten miles north of the major city of Leicester, and 98 miles north-west of London. Loughborough lies roughly one mile south of the Nottinghamshire border. Loughborough falls within the district council of Charnwood, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE11 postcode district. The post town for Loughborough is Loughborough.
Loughborough 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 |
Loughborough is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Leicestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Loughborough is LE11 2QG.
Loughborough is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LE11 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LE11 postcode district.
The post town for Loughborough is Loughborough. Loughborough is in the LE11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Loughborough.
The centre of Loughborough is located at position 52.7721° latitude and -1.20616° longitude.
Latitude | 52.7721° |
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Longitude | -1.20616° |
The centre of Loughborough is located at the grid reference easting 453653 and northing 319685 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 453653 |
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Northing | 319685 |
Position of Loughborough relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Loughborough to the centre of the town.
Position of Loughborough relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Loughborough to the centre of the city.