Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Charnwood · Region: East Midlands
Explore Cossington, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cossington 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 Cossington, 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 | Cossington |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Charnwood |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.716827 |
| Longitude | -1.105877 |
| Place Type | Village |
Cossington preserves a quiet stillness that suggests the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons across the Leicestershire lowlands. It lies 1.8 miles north-west of Syston (from Syston: bearing 311°T, OS grid SK 604 136), and is situated south of Sileby village. The light here catches the reeds and sluggish waters of the Grand Union Canal as it flows nearby, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch toward the horizon in the late afternoon. Ancient stone walls define the boundaries of cottage gardens, where the soil holds a dark, rich fertility reflecting a long agricultural inheritance. A short walk toward the east reveals the modest elevation of Shipley Hill, providing a vantage point from which the low-lying meadows appear as a patchwork of muted greens and browns. The architecture of Cossington remains rooted in the local vernacular, favouring red brick and slate that seem to absorb the humidity of the surrounding river valleys. Beyond the immediate lanes, the landscape opens into wide, unencumbered fields that have witnessed the quiet passage of generations. Visitors may find the path to the nearby Mountsorrel Motte and Bailey Castle, where the earthworks offer a stark, grassy reminder of a more turbulent past. Each evening, the air carries a crispness that clarifies the silhouettes of the trees against the deepening sky, grounding the observer in the immediate, tangible reality of the land.
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Explore Cossington, 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: 52.716827, -1.105877. 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. |