Rockingham is located in the county of Northamptonshire, East Midlands, two miles north-west of the town of Corby, 19 miles south-east of the major city of Leicester, and 74 miles north of London. Rockingham lies just south-east of the Leicestershire border. Rockingham falls within the unitary authority of North Northamptonshire. It is in the LE16 postcode district. The post town for Rockingham is Market Harborough.
Rockingham is in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, the historic county of Northamptonshire, and the administrative county of North Northamptonshire.
Ceremonial County | Northamptonshire |
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Historic County | Northamptonshire |
Administrative County | North Northamptonshire |
Rockingham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Northamptonshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Northamptonshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Rockingham is LE16 8TF.
Rockingham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LE16 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LE16 postcode district.
The post town for Rockingham is Market Harborough. Rockingham is in the LE16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Market Harborough.
The centre of Rockingham is located at position 52.51863° latitude and -0.7239° longitude.
Latitude | 52.51863° |
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Longitude | -0.7239° |
The centre of Rockingham is located at the grid reference easting 486687 and northing 291960 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 486687 |
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Northing | 291960 |
Position of Rockingham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Rockingham to the centre of the town.
Position of Rockingham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Rockingham to the centre of the city.