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 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 |
Shangton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Leicestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Shangton is LE8 0PG.
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.
The post town for Shangton is Leicester. Shangton is in the LE8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leicester.
The centre of Shangton is located at position 52.55921° latitude and -0.94627° longitude.
Latitude | 52.55921° |
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Longitude | -0.94627° |
The centre of Shangton is located at the grid reference easting 471533 and northing 296229 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 471533 |
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Northing | 296229 |
Position of Shangton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shangton to the centre of the town.
Position of Shangton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shangton to the centre of the city.