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 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 |
Owston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Leicestershire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Owston is LE15 8DN.
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.
The post town for Owston is Oakham. Owston is in the LE15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Oakham.
The centre of Owston is located at position 52.66328° latitude and -0.85358° longitude.
Latitude | 52.66328° |
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Longitude | -0.85358° |
The centre of Owston is located at the grid reference easting 477632 and northing 307902 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 477632 |
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Northing | 307902 |
Position of Owston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Owston to the centre of the town.
Position of Owston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Owston to the centre of the city.