Oakthorpe is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, three miles south-west of the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, eight miles south-east of the major town of Burton upon Trent, and 102 miles north-west of London. Oakthorpe lies roughly one mile south of the Derbyshire border. Oakthorpe 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 Oakthorpe is Swadlincote.
Oakthorpe 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 |
Oakthorpe 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 Oakthorpe is DE12 7RZ.
Oakthorpe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DE12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DE12 postcode district.
The post town for Oakthorpe is Swadlincote. Oakthorpe is in the DE12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Swadlincote.
The centre of Oakthorpe is located at position 52.7156° latitude and -1.51898° longitude.
Latitude | 52.7156° |
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Longitude | -1.51898° |
The centre of Oakthorpe is located at the grid reference easting 432591 and northing 313213 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 432591 |
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Northing | 313213 |
Position of Oakthorpe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Oakthorpe to the centre of the town.
Position of Oakthorpe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Oakthorpe to the centre of the city.