Tonge is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, four miles north-west of the town of Shepshed, nine miles south-east of the major city of Derby, and 104 miles north-west of London. Tonge lies roughly one mile south-east of the Derbyshire border. Tonge falls within the district council of North West Leicestershire, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the DE73 postcode district. The post town for Tonge is Derby.
Tonge 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 |
Tonge is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Tonge is DE73 8HG.
Tonge is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DE73 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DE73 postcode district.
The post town for Tonge is Derby. Tonge is in the DE73 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Derby.
The centre of Tonge is located at position 52.80524° latitude and -1.3803° longitude.
Latitude | 52.80524° |
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Longitude | -1.3803° |
The centre of Tonge is located at the grid reference easting 441873 and northing 323256 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 441873 |
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Northing | 323256 |
Position of Tonge relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Tonge to the centre of the town.
Position of Tonge relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Tonge to the centre of the city.