Mowsley is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, five miles west of the town of Market Harborough, ten miles south of the major city of Leicester, and 78 miles north-west of London. Mowsley lies three miles north-west of the Northamptonshire border. Mowsley falls within the district council of Harborough, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE17 postcode district. The post town for Mowsley is Lutterworth.
Mowsley 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 |
Mowsley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Mowsley is LE17 6NT.
Mowsley is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LE17 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LE17 postcode district.
The post town for Mowsley is Lutterworth. Mowsley is in the LE17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lutterworth.
The centre of Mowsley is located at position 52.49536° latitude and -1.04886° longitude.
Latitude | 52.49536° |
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Longitude | -1.04886° |
The centre of Mowsley is located at the grid reference easting 464671 and northing 289031 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 464671 |
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Northing | 289031 |
Position of Mowsley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Mowsley to the centre of the town.
Position of Mowsley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Mowsley to the centre of the city.