Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Melton · Region: East Midlands
Explore Garthorpe, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Garthorpe 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 Garthorpe, 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 | Garthorpe |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Melton |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.780294 |
| Longitude | -0.767599 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Garthorpe maintains a quiet, singular presence amidst the rolling agricultural expanses of the Leicestershire landscape. It lies 5.1 miles east of Melton Mowbray (from Melton Mowbray: bearing 79°T, OS grid SK 832 210), and is situated north-west of Wymondham village. The land here rises and falls with a measured, ancient patience, offering wide views that catch the pale, shifting light of the East Midlands sky. A short distance to the east, the River Eye meanders through the fields, its water tracing a silver thread across the heavy clay soil. Farmers have long worked these plains, where the horizon remains unobstructed by the clutter of modern industry. Beyond the immediate boundaries, the ruins of the Stapleford Deserted Medieval Village speak to a deeper timeline, reminding visitors of the centuries of footfalls that have pressed into this earth. Garthorpe itself feels defined by this openness, where the wind carries the scent of damp grass and the distant, rhythmic turning of seasonal ploughing. The architecture of the hamlet reflects a sturdy, utilitarian history, built from materials pulled directly from the local geology. In the stillness of an afternoon, one might observe how the shadows lengthen across the lanes, marking time in a way that feels unhurried and entirely sincere.
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Explore Garthorpe, 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: 52.780294, -0.767599. 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. |