Somerby is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, five miles west of the town of Oakham, 12 miles east of the major city of Leicester, and 87 miles north of London. Somerby lies two miles west of the Rutland border. Somerby falls within the district council of Melton, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE14 postcode district. The post town for Somerby is Melton Mowbray.
Somerby 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 |
Somerby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Leicestershire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Somerby is LE14 2QA.
Somerby is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LE14 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LE14 postcode district.
The post town for Somerby is Melton Mowbray. Somerby is in the LE14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Melton Mowbray.
The centre of Somerby is located at position 52.68715° latitude and -0.85038° longitude.
Latitude | 52.68715° |
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Longitude | -0.85038° |
The centre of Somerby is located at the grid reference easting 477806 and northing 310560 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 477806 |
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Northing | 310560 |
Position of Somerby relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Somerby to the centre of the town.
Position of Somerby relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Somerby to the centre of the city.