Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Melton · Region: East Midlands
Explore Asfordby Hill, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Asfordby Hill 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Asfordby Hill, Leicestershire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Asfordby Hill |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Melton |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.767286 |
| Longitude | -0.924838 |
| Place Type | Village |
Asfordby Hill commands a modest rise above the Wreake Valley, catching the first amber light that spills over the horizon each morning. It lies 1.5 miles west of Melton Mowbray (from Melton Mowbray: bearing 272°T, OS grid SK 726 193), and is situated east of Asfordby village. The terrain here holds a quiet industrial memory, shaped by the legacy of ironworks that once defined the horizon before the land returned to a humbler, greener state. Waters move with purpose nearby, as the Welby Brook traces a silver path through the lowlands to the west, feeding into the quiet patience of the landscape. A short distance away, the Priory Water wetlands offer a sanctuary of reeds and shifting mist, where the air grows heavy with the scent of damp earth and cooling air. The proximity to the bustling market rhythms of Melton Mowbray provides a sharp contrast to the stillness found upon these slopes. Asfordby Hill remains a place where the wide, open sky of Leicestershire feels particularly vast, pressing down upon the rooftops with a pale, expansive grace. Through the changing seasons, the horizon remains a constant, steady line that anchors the spirit against the restless pace of the modern world.
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Explore Asfordby Hill, 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: 52.767286, -0.924838. 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. |