Foxton is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, three miles north-west of the town of Market Harborough, 11 miles south-east of the major city of Leicester, and 77 miles north-west of London. Foxton lies two miles north of the Northamptonshire border. Foxton falls within the district council of Harborough, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE16 postcode district. The post town for Foxton is Market Harborough.
Foxton is in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, the historic county of Leicestershire, and the administrative county of Leicestershire.
Ceremonial County | Leicestershire |
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Historic County | Leicestershire |
Administrative County | Leicestershire |
Foxton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Foxton is LE16 7RE.
Foxton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LE16 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LE16 postcode district.
The post town for Foxton is Market Harborough. Foxton is in the LE16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Market Harborough.
The centre of Foxton is located at position 52.50361° latitude and -0.96944° longitude.
Latitude | 52.50361° |
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Longitude | -0.96944° |
The centre of Foxton is located at the grid reference easting 470050 and northing 290023 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 470050 |
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Northing | 290023 |
Position of Foxton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Foxton to the centre of the town.
Position of Foxton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Foxton to the centre of the city.