Mountsorrel is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, three miles north-west of the town of Syston, six miles north of the major city of Leicester, and 94 miles north-west of London. Mountsorrel lies five miles south of the Nottinghamshire border. Mountsorrel falls within the district council of Charnwood, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE12 postcode district. The post town for Mountsorrel is Loughborough.
Mountsorrel 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 |
Mountsorrel is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Leicestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Mountsorrel is LE12 7BE.
Mountsorrel is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LE12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LE12 postcode district.
The post town for Mountsorrel is Loughborough. Mountsorrel is in the LE12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Loughborough.
The centre of Mountsorrel is located at position 52.72707° latitude and -1.13716° longitude.
Latitude | 52.72707° |
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Longitude | -1.13716° |
The centre of Mountsorrel is located at the grid reference easting 458368 and northing 314730 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 458368 |
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Northing | 314730 |
Position of Mountsorrel relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Mountsorrel to the centre of the town.
Position of Mountsorrel relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Mountsorrel to the centre of the city.