Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Melton · Region: East Midlands
Explore Gaddesby, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gaddesby 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.
| Place | Gaddesby |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Melton |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.709785 |
| Longitude | -0.984824 |
| Place Type | Village |
Gaddesby rests quietly within the undulating countryside of Leicestershire, a name that whispers of Saxon origins. It lies 6.0 km east-north-east of Syston (from Syston: bearing 79°T, OS grid SK 686 129), and is situated west-north-west of Ashby Folville village. The ancient parish church of St. Luke, with its proud Norman font, stands as a silent sentinel, its weathered stone catching the soft, diffused light of the East Midlands sky. Fields of barley, gold under the summer sun, stretch out towards the horizon, their gentle slopes hinting at the slow, enduring rhythm of agriculture that has shaped this land for centuries. A sense of calm pervades Gaddesby, a feeling that the centuries have passed with a quiet grace, leaving behind a landscape touched by both time and cultivation.
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Explore Gaddesby, 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: 52.709785, -0.984824. 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 | June 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. |