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Where is Leigh?

Leigh is located in the county of Worcestershire, West Midlands, five miles north of the town of Great Malvern, five miles west of the major city of Worcester, 60 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 105 miles north-west of London. Leigh lies two miles east of the Herefordshire border. Leigh falls within the district council of Malvern Hills, under the county council of Worcestershire. It is in the WR6 postcode district. The post town for Leigh is Worcester.

Leigh on a map

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

Which county is Leigh in?

Leigh is in the ceremonial county of Worcestershire, the historic county of Worcestershire, and the administrative county of Worcestershire.

Ceremonial CountyWorcestershire
Historic CountyWorcestershire
Administrative CountyWorcestershire

Where is Leigh in Worcestershire?

Leigh is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Worcestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Worcestershire.

Map showing location of Leigh within Worcestershire
Location of Leigh within Worcestershire

What is the postcode for Leigh?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Leigh is WR6 5JZ.

Where is Leigh in WR6?

Leigh is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the WR6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the WR6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Leigh within WR6
Location of Leigh within WR6

What is the post town for Leigh?

The post town for Leigh is Worcester. Leigh is in the WR6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Worcester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Leigh?

The centre of Leigh is located at position 52.17933° latitude and -2.33033° longitude.

Latitude52.17933°
Longitude-2.33033°

What is the easting and northing of Leigh?

The centre of Leigh is located at the grid reference easting 377510 and northing 253504 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting377510
Northing253504

What are the nearest towns to Leigh?

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

north
5m
Leigh is 5 miles north of Great Malvern
east
8m
Leigh is 8 miles east of Bromyard
south-west
10m
Leigh is 10 miles south-west of Droitwich Spa
north
11m
Leigh is 11 miles north of Ledbury
south
11m
Leigh is 11 miles south of Stourport-on-Severn
north-west
12m
Leigh is 12 miles north-west of Pershore
south
14m
Leigh is 14 miles south of Bewdley
south-east
14m
Leigh is 14 miles south-east of Tenbury Wells
south
15m
Leigh is 15 miles south of Kidderminster
north-west
15m
Leigh is 15 miles north-west of Tewkesbury

What are the nearest cities to Leigh?

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

west
5m
Leigh is 5 miles west of Worcester
north-east
19m
Leigh is 19 miles north-east of Hereford
north
22m
Leigh is 22 miles north of Gloucester
south-west
28m
Leigh is 28 miles south-west of Birmingham
south
29m
Leigh is 29 miles south of Wolverhampton
south-west
38m
Leigh is 38 miles south-west of Coventry
south-west
41m
Leigh is 41 miles south-west of Lichfield
north-east
50m
Leigh is 50 miles north-east of Newport
north
52m
Leigh is 52 miles north of Bristol
north-west
55m
Leigh is 55 miles north-west of Oxford