Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Melton · Region: East Midlands
Explore Barkestone-le-Vale, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Barkestone-le-Vale 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.
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| Place | Barkestone-le-Vale |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Melton |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.905497 |
| Longitude | -0.842691 |
| Place Type | Village |
Barkestone-le-Vale, a quiet hamlet in Leicestershire, breathes the soft air of the East Midlands. It lies 9.0 km south-east of Bingham (from Bingham: bearing 125°T, OS grid SK 779 348), and is situated north-east of Plungar village. The gentle sweep of the landscape around Barkestone-le-Vale, a subtle greening under the wide sky, speaks of generations of cultivation, the land yielding its bounty with quiet grace. Though no grand abbey or towering keep marks its immediate skyline, the modest presence of its parish church, St. Peter and St. Paul, offers a point of quiet contemplation, its stone worn smooth by the turning seasons. The lanes that thread through Barkestone-le-Vale, often bordered by hedgerows alive with birdsong, feel like ancient pathways, leading towards horizons where the rolling hills meet the painterly light. It is a place where the days unfold with a measured pace, reflecting the enduring character of the countryside.
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Explore Barkestone-le-Vale, 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: 52.905497, -0.842691. 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. |