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Where is Wilson?

Wilson is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, six miles north-west of the town of Shepshed, eight miles south-east of the major city of Derby, and 105 miles north-west of London. Wilson lies just south of the Derbyshire border. Wilson falls within the district council of North West Leicestershire, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the DE73 postcode district. The post town for Wilson is Derby.

Wilson on a map

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

Which county is Wilson in?

Wilson 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 Wilson in Leicestershire?

Wilson is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Leicestershire.

Map showing location of Wilson within Leicestershire
Location of Wilson within Leicestershire

What is the postcode for Wilson?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wilson is DE73 8HD.

Where is Wilson in DE73?

Wilson is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DE73 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DE73 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wilson within DE73
Location of Wilson within DE73

What is the post town for Wilson?

The post town for Wilson is Derby. Wilson is in the DE73 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Derby.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wilson?

The centre of Wilson is located at position 52.81879° latitude and -1.39942° longitude.

Latitude52.81879°
Longitude-1.39942°

What is the easting and northing of Wilson?

The centre of Wilson is located at the grid reference easting 440572 and northing 324752 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting440572
Northing324752

What are the nearest towns to Wilson?

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

north-west
6m
Wilson is 6 miles north-west of Shepshed
north-east
6m
Wilson is 6 miles north-east of Ashby-de-la-Zouch
north
7m
Wilson is 7 miles north of Coalville
north-east
7m
Wilson is 7 miles north-east of Swadlincote
south-west
8m
Wilson is 8 miles south-west of Long Eaton
south-west
9m
Wilson is 9 miles south-west of Sandiacre
west
9m
Wilson is 9 miles west of Loughborough
north
9m
Wilson is 9 miles north of Ibstock
south-west
9m
Wilson is 9 miles south-west of Stapleford
east
10m
Wilson is 10 miles east of Burton upon Trent

What are the nearest cities to Wilson?

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

south-east
8m
Wilson is 8 miles south-east of Derby
south-west
14m
Wilson is 14 miles south-west of Nottingham
north-west
17m
Wilson is 17 miles north-west of Leicester
north-east
20m
Wilson is 20 miles north-east of Lichfield
north
29m
Wilson is 29 miles north of Coventry
north-east
32m
Wilson is 32 miles north-east of Birmingham
north-east
35m
Wilson is 35 miles north-east of Wolverhampton
south-east
35m
Wilson is 35 miles south-east of Stoke-on-Trent
south
39m
Wilson is 39 miles south of Sheffield
south-west
46m
Wilson is 46 miles south-west of Lincoln