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Where is Shangton?

Shangton is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, six miles north of the town of Market Harborough, nine miles south-east of the major city of Leicester, and 80 miles north-west of London. Shangton lies four miles north of the Northamptonshire border. Shangton falls within the district council of Harborough, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE8 postcode district. The post town for Shangton is Leicester.

Shangton on a map

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

Which county is Shangton in?

Shangton 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 Shangton in Leicestershire?

Shangton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Leicestershire.

Map showing location of Shangton within Leicestershire
Location of Shangton within Leicestershire

What is the postcode for Shangton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Shangton is LE8 0PG.

Where is Shangton in LE8?

Shangton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LE8 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LE8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shangton within LE8
Location of Shangton within LE8

What is the post town for Shangton?

The post town for Shangton is Leicester. Shangton is in the LE8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leicester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Shangton?

The centre of Shangton is located at position 52.55921° latitude and -0.94627° longitude.

Latitude52.55921°
Longitude-0.94627°

What is the easting and northing of Shangton?

The centre of Shangton is located at the grid reference easting 471533 and northing 296229 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting471533
Northing296229

What are the nearest towns to Shangton?

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

north
6m
Shangton is 6 miles north of Market Harborough
west
10m
Shangton is 10 miles west of Uppingham
north-west
10m
Shangton is 10 miles north-west of Desborough
south-east
11m
Shangton is 11 miles south-east of Syston
north-west
11m
Shangton is 11 miles north-west of Corby
south-west
12m
Shangton is 12 miles south-west of Oakham
north-east
13m
Shangton is 13 miles north-east of Lutterworth
north-west
14m
Shangton is 14 miles north-west of Kettering
south
15m
Shangton is 15 miles south of Melton Mowbray
east
16m
Shangton is 16 miles east of Earl Shilton

What are the nearest cities to Shangton?

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

south-east
9m
Shangton is 9 miles south-east of Leicester
north-east
26m
Shangton is 26 miles north-east of Coventry
south
29m
Shangton is 29 miles south of Nottingham
west
30m
Shangton is 30 miles west of Peterborough
south-east
34m
Shangton is 34 miles south-east of Derby
north
37m
Shangton is 37 miles north of Milton Keynes
east
38m
Shangton is 38 miles east of Lichfield
east
41m
Shangton is 41 miles east of Birmingham
south
50m
Shangton is 50 miles south of Lincoln
east
50m
Shangton is 50 miles east of Wolverhampton