Moira is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, three miles west of the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, seven miles south-east of the major town of Burton upon Trent, and 103 miles north-west of London. Moira lies just south of the Derbyshire border. Moira falls within the district council of North West Leicestershire, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the DE12 postcode district. The post town for Moira is Swadlincote.
Moira 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 |
Moira is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Leicestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Moira is DE12 6EF.
Moira is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DE12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DE12 postcode district.
The post town for Moira is Swadlincote. Moira is in the DE12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swadlincote.
The centre of Moira is located at position 52.73793° latitude and -1.53206° longitude.
Latitude | 52.73793° |
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Longitude | -1.53206° |
The centre of Moira is located at the grid reference easting 431691 and northing 315691 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 431691 |
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Northing | 315691 |
Position of Moira relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Moira to the centre of the town.
Position of Moira relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Moira to the centre of the city.