Welham is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, four miles north-east of the town of Market Harborough, 13 miles south-east of the major city of Leicester, and 77 miles north-west of London. Welham lies just north of the Northamptonshire border. Welham falls within the district council of Harborough, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE16 postcode district. The post town for Welham is Market Harborough.
Welham 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 |
Welham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Welham is LE16 7UJ.
Welham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LE16 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LE16 postcode district.
The post town for Welham is Market Harborough. Welham is in the LE16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Market Harborough.
The centre of Welham is located at position 52.5251° latitude and -0.87265° longitude.
Latitude | 52.5251° |
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Longitude | -0.87265° |
The centre of Welham is located at the grid reference easting 476582 and northing 292511 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 476582 |
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Northing | 292511 |
Position of Welham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Welham to the centre of the town.
Position of Welham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Welham to the centre of the city.