Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Blaby · Region: East Midlands
Explore Glenfield, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Glenfield 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 | Glenfield |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Blaby |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.657276 |
| Longitude | -1.194718 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Glenfield, a verdant suburb within Leicestershire's Blaby district, breathes a quiet, settled air. It lies 4.9 km west-north-west of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 303°T, OS grid SK 545 069), and is situated south-south-west of Anstey village. The gentle slopes of its landscape, catching the pale East Midlands light, lend Glenfield a subtle grace, a contrast to the bustling heart of Leicester just a short distance away. Its residential streets, lined with mature trees, suggest a comfortable, enduring quality, and the distant hum of the city offers a constant reminder of its proximity without intruding upon the local calm. The very air here seems to carry the scent of well-tended gardens, a testament to the care taken by its inhabitants to cultivate their surroundings.
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Explore Glenfield, 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: 52.657276, -1.194718. 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. |