Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: North West Leicestershire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Ellistown, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ellistown 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 Ellistown, 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 | Ellistown |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | North West Leicestershire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.694247 |
| Longitude | -1.364137 |
| Place Type | Village |
Ellistown emerges from the Leicestershire landscape as a place defined by its sturdy industrial heritage and a quiet persistence against the shifting tides of the modern age. It lies 1.5 miles east-north-east of Ibstock (from Ibstock: bearing 72°T, OS grid SK 430 109), and is situated north of Battram village. The horizon here is marked by the distant, rugged profile of Bardon Hill Quarry, where the earth has been carved deep to reveal the ancient, stony bones of the region. Residents often find solace in the Penny Wakefield Community Woodland, a stretch of green where the light filters through young boughs to soften the edges of the working day. Beneath the surface of Ellistown, memories of coal mining linger like a low hum, grounding the modern streets in a history of soot, steam, and hard-won labour. The air carries a crisp, open clarity, drifting across fields that have been smoothed by centuries of plough and footfall. In the quiet evenings, the sky over Ellistown deepens into a bruised violet, reflecting the enduring gravity of a landscape that has traded its furnaces for a serene, agricultural calm. This balance between the memory of industry and the slow growth of the woodland creates a singular atmosphere, neither fully rural nor entirely urban, but something distinct and resilient.
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Explore Ellistown, 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: 52.694247, -1.364137. 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. |