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Where is Cosby?

Cosby is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, five miles east of the town of Earl Shilton, six miles south-west of the major city of Leicester, and 85 miles north-west of London. Cosby lies six miles north-east of the Warwickshire border. Cosby falls within the district council of Blaby, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE9 postcode district. The post town for Cosby is Leicester.

Cosby on a map

Map showing extent of Cosby as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Cosby
Map showing location of Cosby within the UK
Location of Cosby within the UK

Which county is Cosby in?

Cosby is in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, the historic county of Leicestershire, and the administrative county of Leicestershire.

Ceremonial CountyLeicestershire
Historic CountyLeicestershire
Administrative CountyLeicestershire

Where is Cosby in Leicestershire?

Cosby is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Leicestershire.

Map showing location of Cosby within Leicestershire
Location of Cosby within Leicestershire

What is the postcode for Cosby?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Cosby is LE9 1UU.

Where is Cosby in LE9?

Cosby is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LE9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LE9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Cosby within LE9
Location of Cosby within LE9

What is the post town for Cosby?

The post town for Cosby is Leicester. Cosby is in the LE9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leicester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Cosby?

The centre of Cosby is located at position 52.54941° latitude and -1.19317° longitude.

Latitude52.54941°
Longitude-1.19317°

What is the easting and northing of Cosby?

The centre of Cosby is located at the grid reference easting 454807 and northing 294924 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting454807
Northing294924

What are the nearest towns to Cosby?

Position of Cosby relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cosby to the centre of the town.

east
5m
Cosby is 5 miles east of Earl Shilton
north
7m
Cosby is 7 miles north of Lutterworth
east
8m
Cosby is 8 miles east of Hinckley
south-east
10m
Cosby is 10 miles south-east of Market Bosworth
south-west
12m
Cosby is 12 miles south-west of Syston
east
12m
Cosby is 12 miles east of Nuneaton
west
12m
Cosby is 12 miles west of Market Harborough
north
13m
Cosby is 13 miles north of Rugby
north-east
13m
Cosby is 13 miles north-east of Bedworth
south-east
13m
Cosby is 13 miles south-east of Ibstock

What are the nearest cities to Cosby?

Position of Cosby relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cosby to the centre of the city.

south-west
6m
Cosby is 6 miles south-west of Leicester
north-east
16m
Cosby is 16 miles north-east of Coventry
south
28m
Cosby is 28 miles south of Nottingham
east
28m
Cosby is 28 miles east of Lichfield
south-east
29m
Cosby is 29 miles south-east of Derby
east
30m
Cosby is 30 miles east of Birmingham
east
40m
Cosby is 40 miles east of Wolverhampton
north-west
40m
Cosby is 40 miles north-west of Milton Keynes
west
40m
Cosby is 40 miles west of Peterborough
north-east
50m
Cosby is 50 miles north-east of Worcester

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