Traditional county: Leicestershire · Unitary authority: City of Leicester · Region: East Midlands
Explore Frog Island, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Frog Island 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 Frog Island, 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 | Frog Island |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| Unitary Authority | City of Leicester |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.641912 |
| Longitude | -1.143377 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Frog Island draws its identity from the winding curve of the River Soar, where the industrial echoes of Victorian brickwork meet the persistent flow of the water. It lies 0.7 miles north-west of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 324°T, OS grid SK 580 052). The district remains defined by its historic connection to the waterways, with the Old Mill Stream still tracing the boundary of the landscape like a silver thread pulled taut. Where the chimneys once exhaled the smoke of a bustling manufactory, the air now carries a quieter, moisture-heavy stillness that clings to the low-lying banks. A short walk away, the remnants of Leicester Abbey stand as a stone sentinel, casting long shadows over the grass that hint at a monastic silence long since departed. Frog Island holds these fragments of the past within its borders, balanced against the modern transit of nearby roads. Sunlight often catches the surface of the Old Mill Race, turning the water into a shifting mirror that reflects the changing sky above the rooftops. This place retains a singular, utilitarian charm, shaped by the weight of its former mills and the enduring presence of the river.
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Explore Frog Island, 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: 52.641912, -1.143377. 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. |