Hinckley is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, three miles south-west of the town of Earl Shilton, four miles east of the major town of Nuneaton, and 88 miles north-west of London. Hinckley lies roughly one mile north-east of the Warwickshire border. Hinckley falls within the district council of Hinckley and Bosworth, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE10 postcode district. The post town for Hinckley is Hinckley.
Hinckley 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 |
Hinckley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Hinckley is LE10 0AD.
Hinckley is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LE10 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LE10 postcode district.
The post town for Hinckley is Hinckley. Hinckley is in the LE10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Hinckley.
The centre of Hinckley is located at position 52.54105° latitude and -1.37384° longitude.
Latitude | 52.54105° |
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Longitude | -1.37384° |
The centre of Hinckley is located at the grid reference easting 442564 and northing 293872 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 442564 |
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Northing | 293872 |
Position of Hinckley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Hinckley to the centre of the town.
Position of Hinckley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Hinckley to the centre of the city.