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.
| 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, a Leicestershire village, draws its character from the gentle undulations of the East Midlands landscape. It lies 8.8 km 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 very air in Cosby seems to hold a quiet dignity, perhaps a legacy from its agricultural past, where fields would have stretched out under expansive skies. Local churches, their stone weathered by countless seasons, stand as silent witnesses to the passage of time, their spires often catching the soft, diffused light that filters through the English clouds. A sense of settled permanence pervades Cosby, a feeling of roots sunk deep into the fertile soil, hinting at generations who have known its lanes and its quiet corners. The village green, often a focal point of community life, offers a patch of verdant calm, a place where the muted greens of summer might give way to the russet hues of autumn, each season painting its own subtle picture.
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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 | 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. |