Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Hinckley and Bosworth · Region: East Midlands
Explore Bilstone, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bilstone 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 Bilstone, 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 | Bilstone |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Hinckley and Bosworth |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.643975 |
| Longitude | -1.465971 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Bilstone keeps a low, quiet watch over the rolling fields of the Leicestershire clay, where the horizon stretches wide under a vast, pale sky. It lies 3.0 miles west-north-west of Market Bosworth (from Market Bosworth: bearing 296°T, OS grid SK 362 052), and is situated west-south-west of Congerstone village. Fields of wheat and pasture press close against the lane-sides, their colours shifting from deep emerald to a brittle, sun-bleached gold as the seasons turn. The quietude of the landscape is punctuated by the slow, deliberate course of the Ashby Canal Sssi, which winds through the verdant meadows like a silver thread drawn by a steady hand. Ancient earthworks, such as the Motte And Associated Earthworks At Shackerstone, rise from the ground nearby, their humped shapes holding the weight of centuries beneath a mantle of grass. Bilstone remains a place of singular perspective, where the light catches the morning dew and turns the damp earth into a mirror for the passing clouds. The local character is defined by this proximity to the soil, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the turning of the weather and the movement of the wind across the hedgerows. Here, the architecture is modest and sturdy, built of brick and stone that has weathered into soft, muted tones, mirroring the gentle patience of the surrounding plains.
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Explore Bilstone, 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: 52.643975, -1.465971. 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. |