Grantham is located in the county of Lincolnshire, East Midlands, 11 miles south-west of the town of Sleaford, 21 miles east of the major city of Nottingham, and 99 miles north of London. Grantham lies five miles north-east of the Leicestershire border. Grantham falls within the district council of South Kesteven, under the county council of Lincolnshire. It is in the NG31 postcode district. The post town for Grantham is Grantham.
Grantham is in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, the historic county of Lincolnshire, and the administrative county of Lincolnshire.
Ceremonial County | Lincolnshire |
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Historic County | Lincolnshire |
Administrative County | Lincolnshire |
Grantham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lincolnshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lincolnshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Grantham is NG31 6QY.
Grantham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NG31 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NG31 postcode district.
The post town for Grantham is Grantham. Grantham is in the NG31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Grantham.
The centre of Grantham is located at position 52.91209° latitude and -0.64225° longitude.
Latitude | 52.91209° |
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Longitude | -0.64225° |
The centre of Grantham is located at the grid reference easting 491402 and northing 335825 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 491402 |
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Northing | 335825 |
Position of Grantham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Grantham to the centre of the town.
Position of Grantham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Grantham to the centre of the city.