Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: North West Leicestershire · Region: East Midlands
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| Place | Albert Village |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | North West Leicestershire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.758270 |
| Longitude | -1.552860 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Albert Village emerges from the reclaimed clay pits and hearths of the National Forest, a place where the heavy industry of the past has softened into a verdant, quiet expanse. It lies 1.1 miles south of Swadlincote (from Swadlincote: bearing 170°T, OS grid SK 302 179), and is situated east-north-east of Mount Pleasant village. Beneath the shifting clouds of the East Midlands, the horizon is defined by the gentle, rising silhouette of Hanging Hill, which provides a grounding permanence against the fleeting light of the changing seasons. The industrial legacy of the district remains present in the earth, yet the landscape has found a new composure in the open spaces of Gresley Common, where the wind carries the scent of damp grass and pine. Residents of Albert Village often walk the paths towards the Maurice Lea Memorial Park, where the iron railings and formal borders offer a formal counterpoint to the wilder, unkempt beauty of the surrounding woodland. Throughout the day, the quality of the light here seems to catch the terracotta brickwork of the older cottages, illuminating a quiet resilience that has outlasted the kilns and furnaces of the nineteenth century. The transformation of this terrain from a landscape of extraction to one of preservation reflects a slow, deliberate healing of the soil. Time moves differently in Albert Village, marked not by the sharp whistle of the factory floor, but by the gradual encroachment of the forest upon the remnants of its mechanical heritage.
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Explore Albert Village, 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: 52.758270, -1.552860. 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. |