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Acresford Leicestershire Map

Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: North West Leicestershire · Region: East Midlands

Explore Acresford, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Acresford 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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PlaceAcresford
Traditional CountyLeicestershire
District / BoroughNorth West Leicestershire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.715086
Longitude-1.558335
Place TypeVillage

About Acresford

Acresford emerges from the quiet, verdant folds of North West Leicestershire where the low light of evening catches the lingering moisture of the earth. It lies 4.0 miles south of Swadlincote (from Swadlincote: bearing 181°T, OS grid SK 299 131), and is situated east of Netherseal village. The land here carries the clear, cold pulse of the River Mease Sssi, which winds through the terrain with a deliberate, ancient patience. Beyond the immediate banks, the geography of Acresford is shaped by the presence of Hooborough Brook, a waterway that marks the rhythm of the seasons with its fluctuating clarity. The houses of Acresford share a quiet intimacy with the soil, their foundations rooted in a landscape that has long balanced agricultural traditions with the echoes of local industry. Nearby, the silhouette of Cadborough Hill rises against the horizon, providing a silent, elevated vantage point over the surrounding fields. The air often holds the crisp scent of damp vegetation and turned loam, a sensory legacy of the meadows that define this patch of the East Midlands. Time here seems to move with the water, observing the slow, steady progression of the sun across a horizon that remains largely unhurried by modern haste.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • River Mease Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest)locality lies within · 23 ha
  • Hooborough Brook (River) — 0.5 mi, 049° NE
  • Dovecote 85M South Of Netherseal Old Hall (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 248° WSW
  • Cadborough Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 327° NNW
  • Orchard Wood (Park) — 1.0 mi, 070° ENE
  • Donisthorpe Woodland Park (Park) — 1.3 mi, 054° NE
  • Saltersford Brook (River) — 1.6 mi, 077° ENE
  • Moira Blast Furnace (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 040° NE
  • Moira Furnace Museum (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 037° NE
  • Birds Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.7 mi, 131° SE
  • Conkers National Forest Centre (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 021° NNE
  • Millennium Green (Public Artwork) — 2.2 mi, 111° ESE
  • Linton Heath Sign (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 344° NNW
  • Moated Site, Fishponds, Formal Garden And Settlement Earthworks East Of St Michael'S Church (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 152° SSE · 2 ha
  • Lodge Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.5 mi, 229° SW
  • Sir John Moore Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 160° SSE
  • Jubilee Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.0 mi, 123° ESE
  • Henney's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.8 mi, 203° SSW
  • Toboggan (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 004° N
  • Sharpe's Pottery Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 360° N
  • Cadley Memorial Winding Wheel (Viewpoint) — 4.3 mi, 340° NNW
  • Ashby de la Zouch Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 058° ENE
  • Ashby de la Zouch Castle (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 061° ENE
  • Bluebell Arboretum (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 039° NE
  • Bretby Colliery Winding House (Historic Ruins) — 4.5 mi, 339° NNW
  • Twycross Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.5 mi, 164° SSE
  • Outdoor Theatre (Theatre) — 4.6 mi, 164° SSE
  • Ludlams Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 5.1 mi, 099° E
  • Sharp's Bottom (Valley) — 5.2 mi, 031° NNE
  • The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 5.4 mi, 094° E

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About This Acresford Map Page

Explore Acresford, 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: 52.715086, -1.558335. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.