Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Charnwood · Region: East Midlands
Explore Barkby, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Barkby 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 Barkby, 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 | Barkby |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Charnwood |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.680600 |
| Longitude | -1.058543 |
| Place Type | Village |
Barkby reveals its character through the quiet endurance of honey-coloured stone and the steady pulse of its ancient parish church. It lies 1.4 miles south-south-east of Syston (from Syston: bearing 155°T, OS grid SK 637 096). The landscape surrounding Barkby carries the marks of long-forgotten ploughs, where the light catches the low ridges of the land in the late afternoon. To the east, Barkby Brook winds through the fields, a silver thread that mirrors the changing moods of the Leicestershire sky. A short distance to the north, the expanse of Deville Park offers a breath of open space, contrasting with the dense, time-worn masonry of the older cottages. The terrain remains largely agricultural, preserving a sense of stillness that contrasts with the nearby hum of modern transport routes. History lingers here in the soil, particularly toward the south where the remnants of a Roman villa testify to the enduring appeal of these fertile plains. Residents maintain a pace of life that respects the seasons, observing the subtle shifts in colour as the hawthorn hedges thicken and the winter frost settles upon the lane.
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Explore Barkby, 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: 52.680600, -1.058543. 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. |