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Where is Foston?

Foston is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, six miles south of the major city of Leicester, and 83 miles north-west of London. Foston lies seven miles north-west of the Northamptonshire border. Foston falls within the district council of Blaby, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE8 postcode district. The post town for Foston is Leicester.

Foston on a map

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

Which county is Foston in?

Foston 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 Foston in Leicestershire?

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

Map showing location of Foston within Leicestershire
Location of Foston within Leicestershire

What is the postcode for Foston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Foston is LE8 5WQ.

Where is Foston in LE8?

Foston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LE8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LE8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Foston within LE8
Location of Foston within LE8

What is the post town for Foston?

The post town for Foston is Leicester. Foston is in the LE8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leicester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Foston?

The centre of Foston is located at position 52.55146° latitude and -1.10904° longitude.

Latitude52.55146°
Longitude-1.10904°

What is the easting and northing of Foston?

The centre of Foston is located at the grid reference easting 460509 and northing 295219 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting460509
Northing295219

What are the nearest towns to Foston?

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

north-east
8m
Foston is 8 miles north-east of Lutterworth
east
9m
Foston is 9 miles east of Earl Shilton
north-west
9m
Foston is 9 miles north-west of Market Harborough
south
10m
Foston is 10 miles south of Syston
east
11m
Foston is 11 miles east of Hinckley
east
13m
Foston is 13 miles east of Market Bosworth
north-east
14m
Foston is 14 miles north-east of Rugby
north-west
14m
Foston is 14 miles north-west of Desborough
east
15m
Foston is 15 miles east of Nuneaton
south-east
15m
Foston is 15 miles south-east of Ibstock

What are the nearest cities to Foston?

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

south
6m
Foston is 6 miles south of Leicester
north-east
20m
Foston is 20 miles north-east of Coventry
south
28m
Foston is 28 miles south of Nottingham
south-east
30m
Foston is 30 miles south-east of Derby
east
32m
Foston is 32 miles east of Lichfield
east
34m
Foston is 34 miles east of Birmingham
west
37m
Foston is 37 miles west of Peterborough
north-west
38m
Foston is 38 miles north-west of Milton Keynes
east
43m
Foston is 43 miles east of Wolverhampton
south-west
53m
Foston is 53 miles south-west of Lincoln