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Drayton Leicestershire Map

Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Harborough · Region: East Midlands

Explore Drayton, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Drayton 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.

Interactive Map of Drayton, Leicestershire

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Drayton, 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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PlaceDrayton
Traditional CountyLeicestershire
District / BoroughHarborough
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.521495
Longitude-0.777447
Place TypeVillage

About Drayton

Drayton retains a quiet stillness, its limestone hearths and ironstone walls holding the warmth of the fading afternoon light. It lies 4.0 miles north-west of Corby (from Corby: bearing 306°T, OS grid SP 830 922), and is situated west-south-west of Great Easton village. The landscape around Drayton opens into wide, rolling pastures where the horizon feels vast and untroubled by the haste of the modern world. To the north, the elevation of Wignell Hill rises to catch the passing clouds, casting long, shifting shadows across the fields below. Waters from the Great Easton Brook trace a narrow, silver seam through the low-lying meadows, feeding the verdant life that clings to the valley floor. The historic estate of Nevill Holt rests nearby, its grand gardens and parkland adding a formal elegance to the rural sprawl of the Harborough district. Generations of farmers have worked these heavy soils, leaving a legacy of stone boundaries that define the patchwork of the countryside. This corner of Leicestershire remains a place where the seasons dictate the pace of life, marked by the turning of leaves and the persistent, low-frequency hum of the wind across the open plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Great Easton Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 031° NNE
  • Wignell Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 360° N
  • Nevill Holt (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.1 mi, 318° NW · 55 ha
  • Nevill Holt Opera House (Theatre) — 1.2 mi, 318° NW
  • Rockingham Dyke (River) — 1.7 mi, 105° ESE
  • Door (Public Artwork) — 1.7 mi, 173° S
  • East Carlton Park (Park) — 1.8 mi, 168° SSE
  • Bridge At Medbourne (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 286° WNW
  • Eyebrook Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 043° NE
  • Rockingham Castle (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.3 mi, 117° ESE · 196 ha
  • Moated Site 1Km South West Of Rockingham Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 121° ESE
  • Rockingham Castle, Shrunken Medieval Village, Moat And Warrens (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 108° ESE · 22 ha
  • Port Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.7 mi, 286° WNW
  • Zombie Hut (Theatre) — 2.8 mi, 108° ESE
  • Eye Brook Valley Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.0 mi, 003° N · 66 ha
  • Corby Boating Lake (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 128° SE
  • Pipewell Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.8 mi, 178° S · 85 ha
  • Savoy Corby (Cinema) — 3.8 mi, 127° SE
  • Coronation Park (Park) — 4.0 mi, 123° ESE
  • Brookfield Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 4.0 mi, 094° E
  • Cheeky Monkees (Theme Park) — 4.5 mi, 112° ESE
  • Corby Heritage Centre (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 117° ESE
  • Willow Brook (North) (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.3 mi, 097° E
  • The Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.5 mi, 321° NW
  • Triangular Lodge (Historic House / Palace) — 5.7 mi, 181° S
  • Desborough Heritage Centre (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 198° SSW
  • Adrenaline Alley (Theme Park) — 5.7 mi, 104° ESE
  • Desborough Cross (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 199° SSW
  • WWI Memorial (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 198° SSW
  • Kirby Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 6.0 mi, 089° E · 9 ha

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About This Drayton Map Page

Explore Drayton, 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: 52.521495, -0.777447. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.