Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Harborough · Region: East Midlands
Explore Gilmorton, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gilmorton 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 Gilmorton, 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 | Gilmorton |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Harborough |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.486800 |
| Longitude | -1.160074 |
| Place Type | Village |
Gilmorton occupies a quiet expanse of the Leicestershire plateau, where the horizon broadens under the weight of an expansive, restless sky. It lies 2.8 miles north-east of Lutterworth (from Lutterworth: bearing 37°T, OS grid SP 571 879), and is situated north-west of Kimcote village. Evidence of the medieval hand persists in the earth, most notably at the motte, moat, and fishponds west of All Saints Church, where the grass clings to ancient, sunken contours that once held the reflection of a different age. The architecture of the parish church commands the local ridge, acting as a grey, stone anchor against the shifting moods of the East Midlands weather. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the landscape softens toward the River Swift, a waterway that traces the eastern boundary with a slow, deliberate persistence. The local character is defined by this agricultural lineage, where the long shadows of winter afternoons stretch across the fields to touch the remnants of the moated site at Cotes de Val. Gilmorton maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasons, far removed from the frantic pace of the nearby industrial corridors. Each turn of the lanes reveals a topography that has been shaped more by the plough and the slow accumulation of silt than by the sudden impulses of modern expansion.
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Explore Gilmorton, 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: 52.486800, -1.160074. 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. |