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Where is Owston?

Owston is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, five miles west of the town of Oakham, 12 miles east of the major city of Leicester, and 85 miles north of London. Owston lies two miles west of the Rutland border. Owston falls within the district council of Harborough, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE15 postcode district. The post town for Owston is Oakham.

Owston on a map

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

Which county is Owston in?

Owston is in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, the historic county of Leicestershire, and the administrative county of Leicestershire.

Ceremonial CountyLeicestershire
Historic CountyLeicestershire
Administrative CountyLeicestershire

Where is Owston in Leicestershire?

Owston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Leicestershire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Leicestershire.

Map showing location of Owston within Leicestershire
Location of Owston within Leicestershire

What is the postcode for Owston?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Owston is LE15 8DN.

Where is Owston in LE15?

Owston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LE15 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LE15 postcode district.

Map showing location of Owston within LE15
Location of Owston within LE15

What is the post town for Owston?

The post town for Owston is Oakham. Owston is in the LE15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Oakham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Owston?

The centre of Owston is located at position 52.66328° latitude and -0.85358° longitude.

Latitude52.66328°
Longitude-0.85358°

What is the easting and northing of Owston?

The centre of Owston is located at the grid reference easting 477632 and northing 307902 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting477632
Northing307902

What are the nearest towns to Owston?

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

west
5m
Owston is 5 miles west of Oakham
south
7m
Owston is 7 miles south of Melton Mowbray
north-west
8m
Owston is 8 miles north-west of Uppingham
east
10m
Owston is 10 miles east of Syston
north
13m
Owston is 13 miles north of Market Harborough
north-west
14m
Owston is 14 miles north-west of Corby
north
15m
Owston is 15 miles north of Desborough
west
16m
Owston is 16 miles west of Stamford
south-east
17m
Owston is 17 miles south-east of Loughborough
south-east
19m
Owston is 19 miles south-east of Cotgrave

What are the nearest cities to Owston?

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

east
12m
Owston is 12 miles east of Leicester
south-east
24m
Owston is 24 miles south-east of Nottingham
west
26m
Owston is 26 miles west of Peterborough
south-east
32m
Owston is 32 miles south-east of Derby
north-east
33m
Owston is 33 miles north-east of Coventry
east
41m
Owston is 41 miles east of Lichfield
south
42m
Owston is 42 miles south of Lincoln
north
43m
Owston is 43 miles north of Milton Keynes
east
46m
Owston is 46 miles east of Birmingham
west
50m
Owston is 50 miles west of Ely