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Where is Loughborough?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Loughborough as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Loughborough
Map showing location of Loughborough within the UK
Location of Loughborough within the UK

Which county is Loughborough in?

Loughborough is in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, the historic county of Leicestershire, and the administrative county of Leicestershire.

Ceremonial CountyLeicestershire
Historic CountyLeicestershire
Administrative CountyLeicestershire

Where is Loughborough in 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.

Map showing location of Loughborough within Leicestershire
Location of Loughborough within Leicestershire

What is the postcode for Loughborough?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Loughborough is LE11 2QG.

Where is Loughborough in LE11?

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.

Map showing location of Loughborough within LE11
Location of Loughborough within LE11

What is the post town for Loughborough?

The post town for Loughborough is Loughborough. Loughborough is in the LE11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Loughborough.

What is the latitude and longitude of Loughborough?

The centre of Loughborough is located at position 52.7721° latitude and -1.20616° longitude.

Latitude52.7721°
Longitude-1.20616°

What is the easting and northing of Loughborough?

The centre of Loughborough is located at the grid reference easting 453653 and northing 319685 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting453653
Northing319685

What are the nearest towns to Loughborough?

Position of Loughborough relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Loughborough to the centre of the town.

east
4m
Loughborough is 4 miles east of Shepshed
north-east
7m
Loughborough is 7 miles north-east of Coalville
north-west
8m
Loughborough is 8 miles north-west of Syston
south
9m
Loughborough is 9 miles south of Long Eaton
north-east
10m
Loughborough is 10 miles north-east of Ibstock
south
11m
Loughborough is 11 miles south of Beeston
south
11m
Loughborough is 11 miles south of Sandiacre
south
11m
Loughborough is 11 miles south of Stapleford
east
11m
Loughborough is 11 miles east of Ashby-de-la-Zouch
south
12m
Loughborough is 12 miles south of West Bridgford

What are the nearest cities to Loughborough?

Position of Loughborough relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Loughborough to the centre of the city.

north
10m
Loughborough is 10 miles north of Leicester
south
13m
Loughborough is 13 miles south of Nottingham
south-east
16m
Loughborough is 16 miles south-east of Derby
east
27m
Loughborough is 27 miles east of Lichfield
north-east
28m
Loughborough is 28 miles north-east of Coventry
north-east
36m
Loughborough is 36 miles north-east of Birmingham
east
41m
Loughborough is 41 miles east of Wolverhampton
south-west
42m
Loughborough is 42 miles south-west of Lincoln
west
43m
Loughborough is 43 miles west of Peterborough
south
44m
Loughborough is 44 miles south of Sheffield

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