Traditional county: Leicestershire · Unitary authority: City of Leicester · Region: East Midlands
Explore Glen Parva, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Glen Parva 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 | Glen Parva |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| Unitary Authority | City of Leicester |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.593842 |
| Longitude | -1.167197 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Glen Parva offers a tranquil aspect of Leicestershire life. It lies 5.0 km south-south-west of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 207°T, OS grid SP 565 998), and is situated north of Blaby village. The broad, open skies above Glen Parva often cast a soft, diffused light upon its residential streets and the neighbouring agricultural fields, lending a gentle, almost painterly quality to the landscape. Though primarily a modern suburban development, the subtle undulations of the terrain hint at older patterns of settlement, where the land itself might once have dictated the flow of life more directly. The presence of the River Sence nearby, a modest waterway, adds a quiet murmur to the local environment, a constant, unobtrusive companion to the daily comings and goings of its inhabitants. Glen Parva, in its unassuming way, represents a steady continuity, a place where the present quietly builds upon the enduring character of the land.
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Explore Glen Parva, 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: 52.593842, -1.167197. 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. |