Market Harborough is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, five miles north-west of the town of Desborough, 14 miles south-east of the major city of Leicester, and 75 miles north-west of London. Market Harborough lies just north of the Northamptonshire border. Market Harborough falls within the district council of Harborough, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE16 postcode district. The post town for Market Harborough is Market Harborough.
Market Harborough 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 |
Market Harborough is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Market Harborough is LE16 7AF.
Market Harborough is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LE16 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LE16 postcode district.
The post town for Market Harborough is Market Harborough. Market Harborough is in the LE16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Market Harborough.
The centre of Market Harborough is located at position 52.47952° latitude and -0.92269° longitude.
Latitude | 52.47952° |
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Longitude | -0.92269° |
The centre of Market Harborough is located at the grid reference easting 473263 and northing 287390 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 473263 |
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Northing | 287390 |
Position of Market Harborough relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Market Harborough to the centre of the town.
Position of Market Harborough relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Market Harborough to the centre of the city.