Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Melton · Region: East Midlands
Explore Buckminster, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Buckminster 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 Buckminster, 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 | Buckminster |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Melton |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.796800 |
| Longitude | -0.695243 |
| Place Type | Village |
Buckminster commands a quiet elevation upon the limestone ridges of Leicestershire, where the air thins and sharpens against the open expanse of the East Midlands. It lies 8.3 miles south-south-west of Grantham (from Grantham: bearing 196°T, OS grid SK 880 229), and is situated north-north-west of Sewstern village. The sunlight here has a particular clarity, tracing the long, cold shadows of Cams Hill as it rises steadily to the north-north-east. Beneath the heavy, iron-grey sky, the waters of Cringle Brook gather their strength in the folds of the earth, carving a modest path through the low-lying fields. Buckminster retains a sense of enduring stillness, as if the land itself holds the memory of ancient footsteps long before the modern turn of the plough. Farther afield, the birthplace of Isaac Newton at Woolsthorpe Manor marks the horizon with the weight of scientific discovery, yet Buckminster remains anchored in its own rhythmic cycle of seasons and harvest. This landscape offers a stark, honest beauty, defined by the wind that scours the fields and the persistent, unadorned character of the local stone. Every lane and boundary reflects a history of labour, shaped by the persistent turning of the earth and the slow, inevitable movement of the clouds above.
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Explore Buckminster, 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: 52.796800, -0.695243. 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. |