Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Hinckley and Bosworth · Region: East Midlands
Explore Carlton, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Carlton 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 Carlton, 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 | Carlton |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Hinckley and Bosworth |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.640527 |
| Longitude | -1.419078 |
| Place Type | Village |
Carlton emerges from the Leicestershire clay as a cluster of stone and slate held fast against the shifting moods of the Midlands sky. It lies 1.3 miles north-west of Market Bosworth (from Market Bosworth: bearing 326°T, OS grid SK 394 049), and is situated south-south-west of Barton in the Beans village. The architecture of Carlton reflects a sturdy, unpretentious endurance, where the pale limestone of older cottages seems to absorb the thin, silver light of winter afternoons. To the south-east, the expansive grounds of Bosworth Park offer a quiet contrast to the compact, domestic intimacy of the local gardens. A short distance to the north-west, the remnants of the Motte and Associated Earthworks at Shackerstone hint at a medieval vigilance that once kept watch over these undulating fields. History here is not a grand spectacle but a quiet accumulation, visible in the way the local lanes curve to accommodate the ancient boundaries of the hedgerows. As the sun moves, it defines the sharp edges of the village roofs, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the tarmac like ink spilled on a page. Carlton remains a place where the horizon feels close enough to touch, yet vast enough to contain the slow, persistent turning of the seasons.
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Explore Carlton, 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: 52.640527, -1.419078. 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. |