Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Blaby · Region: East Midlands
Explore Cosby, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cosby 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 Cosby, 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 | Cosby |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Blaby |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.549413 |
| Longitude | -1.193168 |
| Place Type | Village |
Cosby maintains a quiet composure within the Leicestershire landscape, defined by its sturdy stone structures and the persistent, low-slung horizon of the East Midlands. It lies 5.5 miles east-south-east of Earl Shilton (from Earl Shilton: bearing 109°T, OS grid SP 548 949), and is situated south-south-east of Littlethorpe village. The terrain here rises with a modest, deliberate ambition, most notably toward the vantage point of Cosby Hill, where the light seems to linger longer over the fields than it does in the lower, shaded lanes. Water plays a quiet role in shaping the local character, as the currents of Whetstone Brook trace a silver line through the eastern meadows, keeping the soil damp and the air perpetually fresh. Ancient boundaries have long dictated the movement of people through these parts, leaving a legacy of narrow lanes that seem to hold the echoes of past centuries in their uneven surfaces. Residents often find their way to the higher ground, looking out over a patchwork of agriculture that has stubbornly resisted the frantic pace of modern expansion. The architecture of Cosby reflects a tradition of practical endurance, where brick and slate have been arranged to withstand the biting winds that frequently sweep across the open plains. Time in Cosby does not march with the metronomic precision of an urban centre, but rather flows with the seasonal shift of the hedgerows and the subtle variations in the quality of the daylight.
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Explore Cosby, 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: 52.549413, -1.193168. 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. |