Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: North West Leicestershire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Bardon, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bardon 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 Bardon, 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 | Bardon |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | North West Leicestershire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.701026 |
| Longitude | -1.333080 |
| Place Type | Village |
Bardon commands a rugged prominence where the ancient, volcanic bedrock of Charnwood Forest pushes through the thin, stubborn soil of the East Midlands. It lies 1.8 miles south-east of Coalville (from Coalville: bearing 140°T, OS grid SK 451 116), and is situated north-west of Stanton under Bardon village. The horizon here is dominated by the industrial gravity of Bardon Hill Quarry Sssi, where rhythmic excavations carve deep, geometric amphitheaters into the earth. Beyond the heavy machinery, the landscape softens toward the Penny Wakefield Community Woodland, where saplings reach toward the grey, restless light of the Leicestershire sky. The air in Bardon often carries the faint, mineral tang of crushed granite, a sharp reminder of the geological forces that define the local economy. On the higher ridges, the wind whistles with a bracing clarity, unobstructed as it sweeps over the exposed slopes of Billa Barra Hill. History lingers in the quiet corners of the parish, where the land has been shaped as much by the pickaxe as by the slow, seasonal turning of the plough. Bardon remains a place of hard edges and wide, open vistas, where the persistent vibration of the hills underscores the steady pulse of daily life.
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Explore Bardon, 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: 52.701026, -1.333080. 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. |