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  1. Desford

Where is Desford?

Desford is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, four miles north of the town of Earl Shilton, seven miles west of the major city of Leicester, and 91 miles north-west of London. Desford lies eight miles north-east of the Warwickshire border. Desford falls within the district council of Hinckley and Bosworth, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE9 postcode district. The post town for Desford is Leicester.

Desford on a map

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

Which county is Desford in?

Desford 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 Desford in Leicestershire?

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

Map showing location of Desford within Leicestershire
Location of Desford within Leicestershire

What is the postcode for Desford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Desford is LE9 9JF.

Where is Desford in LE9?

Desford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LE9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LE9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Desford within LE9
Location of Desford within LE9

What is the post town for Desford?

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

What is the latitude and longitude of Desford?

The centre of Desford is located at position 52.62576° latitude and -1.29444° longitude.

Latitude52.62576°
Longitude-1.29444°

What is the easting and northing of Desford?

The centre of Desford is located at the grid reference easting 447857 and northing 303345 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting447857
Northing303345

What are the nearest towns to Desford?

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

north
4m
Desford is 4 miles north of Earl Shilton
east
4m
Desford is 4 miles east of Market Bosworth
south-east
6m
Desford is 6 miles south-east of Ibstock
north-east
7m
Desford is 7 miles north-east of Hinckley
south-east
7m
Desford is 7 miles south-east of Coalville
south
10m
Desford is 10 miles south of Shepshed
north-east
10m
Desford is 10 miles north-east of Nuneaton
south-west
11m
Desford is 11 miles south-west of Syston
south
11m
Desford is 11 miles south of Loughborough
east
11m
Desford is 11 miles east of Atherstone

What are the nearest cities to Desford?

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

west
7m
Desford is 7 miles west of Leicester
north-east
18m
Desford is 18 miles north-east of Coventry
south
22m
Desford is 22 miles south of Derby
east
23m
Desford is 23 miles east of Lichfield
south
24m
Desford is 24 miles south of Nottingham
east
28m
Desford is 28 miles east of Birmingham
east
35m
Desford is 35 miles east of Wolverhampton
west
44m
Desford is 44 miles west of Peterborough
south-east
46m
Desford is 46 miles south-east of Stoke-on-Trent
north-west
46m
Desford is 46 miles north-west of Milton Keynes

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