Traditional county: Leicestershire · Unitary authority: City of Leicester · Region: East Midlands
Explore Braunstone Frith, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Braunstone Frith 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.
| Place | Braunstone Frith |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| Unitary Authority | City of Leicester |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.634281 |
| Longitude | -1.201523 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Braunstone Frith, a quiet suburb in Leicestershire, holds a gentle character. It lies 4.6 km west of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 271°T, OS grid SK 541 043), and is situated north-east of Leicester Forest East village. The light here often possesses a soft, diffused quality, particularly on an overcast afternoon, lending a subtle glow to the neatly kept gardens and modest homes. Though it lacks grand monuments, the familiar rhythm of daily life unfolds with a certain unhurried grace, a quiet hum beneath the wider bustle of the county. The name itself, carrying a hint of woodland past, suggests an older connection to the landscape that once embraced it.
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Explore Braunstone Frith, 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: 52.634281, -1.201523. 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 | June 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. |