Acresford Leicestershire Map

About Acresford

Acresford, a quiet corner of North West Leicestershire, exhales a gentle stillness. It lies 6.5 km south of Swadlincote (from Swadlincote: bearing 181°T, OS grid SK 299 131), and is situated east of Netherseal village. The land here, a softly rolling canvas under an expansive East Midlands sky, often catches the afternoon sun in a way that lends a fleeting, burnished quality to the fields. Ancient hedgerows, dense with hawthorn and dog rose, trace the boundaries of farms that have perhaps seen generations of the same families tend their soil. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and ripening crops, a perfume that clings to the quiet lanes of Acresford. It is a place where the passage of time feels less like a hurried march and more like the slow, inexorable turning of the seasons, marked by the deepening green of spring and the amber hues of autumn.

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.