Cottingham is located in the county of Northamptonshire, East Midlands, three miles west of the town of Corby, 18 miles south-east of the major city of Leicester, and 73 miles north-west of London. Cottingham lies just south-east of the Leicestershire border. Cottingham falls within the unitary authority of North Northamptonshire. It is in the LE16 postcode district. The post town for Cottingham is Market Harborough.
Cottingham is in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, the historic county of Northamptonshire, and the administrative county of North Northamptonshire.
Ceremonial County | Northamptonshire |
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Historic County | Northamptonshire |
Administrative County | North Northamptonshire |
Cottingham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Northamptonshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Northamptonshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cottingham is LE16 8XL.
Cottingham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LE16 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LE16 postcode district.
The post town for Cottingham is Market Harborough. Cottingham is in the LE16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Market Harborough.
The centre of Cottingham is located at position 52.50263° latitude and -0.75773° longitude.
Latitude | 52.50263° |
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Longitude | -0.75773° |
The centre of Cottingham is located at the grid reference easting 484422 and northing 290140 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 484422 |
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Northing | 290140 |
Position of Cottingham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cottingham to the centre of the town.
Position of Cottingham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cottingham to the centre of the city.