Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Hinckley and Bosworth · Region: East Midlands
Explore Desford, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Desford 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 Desford, 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 | Desford |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Hinckley and Bosworth |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.625764 |
| Longitude | -1.294440 |
| Place Type | Village |
Desford sits quietly in Leicestershire, a place where the land exhales a gentle green. It lies 5.7 km north-north-east of Earl Shilton (from Earl Shilton: bearing 15°T, OS grid SK 478 033), and is situated south-south-west of Botcheston village. The village's character is shaped by the low, rolling Leicestershire countryside, where hedgerows stitch fields together under wide skies that often hold a pearlescent light. Historically, Desford's fortunes were tied to the earth, with agriculture and later mining leaving their mark upon its landscape and the spirit of its inhabitants. The village green, a patch of well-trodden turf, remains a focal point, a quiet stage for the comings and goings that define its unhurried existence. Though its industrial past has faded, a sense of enduring community persists, a quiet strength drawn from generations who have called Desford home.
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Explore Desford, 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: 52.625764, -1.294440. 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. |