Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: North West Leicestershire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Church Town, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Church Town 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 | Church Town |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | North West Leicestershire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.750718 |
| Longitude | -1.417999 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Church Town's quietude offers a gentle counterpoint to the bustling proximity of larger settlements. It lies 3.6 km east of Ashby-de-la-Zouch (from Ashby-de-la-Zouch: bearing 83°T, OS grid SK 393 171), and is situated west-south-west of Coleorton village. The fields around Church Town often hold a particular quality of light, especially in the late afternoon, as the sun angles low and casts long shadows across the cultivated earth. This suburban expanse, though modest, carries the faint echo of agricultural pasts, a subtle reminder of the land's enduring purpose. The houses here, a mix of styles reflecting different eras of growth, seem to gather themselves towards a central point, as if drawn by an unseen gravity, each with its own small plot of green. Church Town possesses a character that is less about grand pronouncements and more about the quiet unfolding of everyday life, a place where the horizon feels close enough to touch.
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Explore Church Town, 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: 52.750718, -1.417999. 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. |