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Where is Foston?

Foston is located in the county of Lincolnshire, East Midlands, six miles north-west of the town of Grantham, 18 miles east of the major city of Nottingham, and 104 miles north of London. Foston lies two miles north-east of the Leicestershire border. Foston falls within the district council of South Kesteven, under the county council of Lincolnshire. It is in the NG32 postcode district. The post town for Foston is Grantham.

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 Lincolnshire, the historic county of Lincolnshire, and the administrative county of Lincolnshire.

Ceremonial CountyLincolnshire
Historic CountyLincolnshire
Administrative CountyLincolnshire

Where is Foston in Lincolnshire?

Foston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lincolnshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lincolnshire.

Map showing location of Foston within Lincolnshire
Location of Foston within Lincolnshire

What is the postcode for Foston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Foston is NG32 2JZ.

Where is Foston in NG32?

Foston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NG32 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the NG32 postcode district.

Map showing location of Foston within NG32
Location of Foston within NG32

What is the post town for Foston?

The post town for Foston is Grantham. Foston is in the NG32 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Grantham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Foston?

The centre of Foston is located at position 52.97638° latitude and -0.72241° longitude.

Latitude52.97638°
Longitude-0.72241°

What is the easting and northing of Foston?

The centre of Foston is located at the grid reference easting 485884 and northing 342878 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting485884
Northing342878

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-west
6m
Foston is 6 miles north-west of Grantham
south-east
8m
Foston is 8 miles south-east of Newark-on-Trent
east
10m
Foston is 10 miles east of Bingham
south-east
12m
Foston is 12 miles south-east of Southwell
west
13m
Foston is 13 miles west of Sleaford
east
14m
Foston is 14 miles east of Cotgrave
south
16m
Foston is 16 miles south of North Hykeham
north-east
16m
Foston is 16 miles north-east of Melton Mowbray
east
17m
Foston is 17 miles east of Arnold
east
17m
Foston is 17 miles east of West Bridgford

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.

east
18m
Foston is 18 miles east of Nottingham
south
19m
Foston is 19 miles south of Lincoln
north-east
29m
Foston is 29 miles north-east of Leicester
east
32m
Foston is 32 miles east of Derby
north-west
34m
Foston is 34 miles north-west of Peterborough
south-east
41m
Foston is 41 miles south-east of Doncaster
south-east
42m
Foston is 42 miles south-east of Sheffield
north-east
51m
Foston is 51 miles north-east of Lichfield
north-east
51m
Foston is 51 miles north-east of Coventry
south
56m
Foston is 56 miles south of Kingston upon Hull