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  1. Croft

Where is Croft?

Croft is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, three miles south-east of the town of Earl Shilton, seven miles south-west of the major city of Leicester, and 86 miles north-west of London. Croft lies five miles north-east of the Warwickshire border. Croft falls within the district council of Blaby, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE9 postcode district. The post town for Croft is Leicester.

Croft on a map

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

Which county is Croft in?

Croft 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 Croft in Leicestershire?

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

Map showing location of Croft within Leicestershire
Location of Croft within Leicestershire

What is the postcode for Croft?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Croft is LE9 3EL.

Where is Croft in LE9?

Croft 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 Croft within LE9
Location of Croft within LE9

What is the post town for Croft?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Croft?

The centre of Croft is located at position 52.55678° latitude and -1.24643° longitude.

Latitude52.55678°
Longitude-1.24643°

What is the easting and northing of Croft?

The centre of Croft is located at the grid reference easting 451187 and northing 295705 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting451187
Northing295705

What are the nearest towns to Croft?

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

south-east
3m
Croft is 3 miles south-east of Earl Shilton
east
5m
Croft is 5 miles east of Hinckley
north
7m
Croft is 7 miles north of Lutterworth
south-east
8m
Croft is 8 miles south-east of Market Bosworth
east
10m
Croft is 10 miles east of Nuneaton
north-east
11m
Croft is 11 miles north-east of Bedworth
south-east
11m
Croft is 11 miles south-east of Ibstock
south-west
12m
Croft is 12 miles south-west of Syston
south-east
12m
Croft is 12 miles south-east of Coalville
east
13m
Croft is 13 miles east of Atherstone

What are the nearest cities to Croft?

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

south-west
7m
Croft is 7 miles south-west of Leicester
north-east
15m
Croft is 15 miles north-east of Coventry
east
26m
Croft is 26 miles east of Lichfield
south
27m
Croft is 27 miles south of Derby
south
28m
Croft is 28 miles south of Nottingham
east
28m
Croft is 28 miles east of Birmingham
east
37m
Croft is 37 miles east of Wolverhampton
north-west
41m
Croft is 41 miles north-west of Milton Keynes
west
42m
Croft is 42 miles west of Peterborough
north-east
48m
Croft is 48 miles north-east of Worcester

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