Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Melton · Region: East Midlands
Explore Ab Kettleby, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ab Kettleby map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Ab Kettleby |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Melton |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.800074 |
| Longitude | -0.928005 |
| Place Type | Village |
Limestone ridges and the quiet persistence of agricultural cycles define the horizon around Ab Kettleby. It lies 2.9 miles north-west of Melton Mowbray (from Melton Mowbray: bearing 324°T, OS grid SK 723 230), and is situated west-south-west of Holwell village. A heavy, iron-rich silt clings to the boots of those who traverse the fields, reflecting the geological depth of the nearby Holwell Mouth SSSi. Just a short walk to the south-east, the earth yields to the subtle depressions of the Moated Site At Ab Kettleby, where the ghosts of medieval structures remain pressed into the cooling ground. The sky here feels vast and unencumbered, often bruised with the purples and greys that migrate across the Leicestershire wolds. Ab Kettleby retains a stoic composure, its stone dwellings absorbing the slant of the afternoon sun as the light sharpens against the edges of the nearby Broughton Hill. Through the seasons, the local character is shaped by a profound stillness that settles over the lanes once the machinery of the harvest retreats. Each winter, the frost finds the crevices in the dry-stone walls, tightening the grip of the landscape upon the endurance of the inhabitants.
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Explore Ab Kettleby, Leicestershire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.800074, -0.928005. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |