Smockington is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, three miles south-east of the town of Hinckley, six miles east of the major town of Nuneaton, and 85 miles north-west of London. Smockington lies just north-east of the Warwickshire border, and was historically in the county of Warwickshire. Smockington falls within the district council of Hinckley and Bosworth, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE10 postcode district. The post town for Smockington is Hinckley.
Smockington is in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, the historic county of Warwickshire, and the administrative county of Leicestershire.
Ceremonial County | Leicestershire |
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Historic County | Warwickshire |
Administrative County | Leicestershire |
Smockington is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Smockington is LE10 3AR.
Smockington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LE10 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LE10 postcode district.
The post town for Smockington is Hinckley. Smockington is in the LE10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hinckley.
The centre of Smockington is located at position 52.50416° latitude and -1.33245° longitude.
Latitude | 52.50416° |
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Longitude | -1.33245° |
The centre of Smockington is located at the grid reference easting 445409 and northing 289793 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 445409 |
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Northing | 289793 |
Position of Smockington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Smockington to the centre of the town.
Position of Smockington relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Smockington to the centre of the city.