Wigston is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, four miles south of the major city of Leicester, and 85 miles north-west of London. Wigston falls within the district council of Oadby and Wigston, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE18 postcode district. The post town for Wigston is Wigston.
Wigston 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 |
Wigston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Wigston is LE18 2AH.
Wigston is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LE18 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LE18 postcode district.
The post town for Wigston is Wigston. Wigston is in the LE18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigston.
The centre of Wigston is located at position 52.58566° latitude and -1.1065° longitude.
Latitude | 52.58566° |
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Longitude | -1.1065° |
The centre of Wigston is located at the grid reference easting 460634 and northing 299025 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 460634 |
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Northing | 299025 |
Position of Wigston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wigston to the centre of the town.
Position of Wigston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wigston to the centre of the city.