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Great Dalby Leicestershire Map

Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Melton · Region: East Midlands

Explore Great Dalby, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Dalby 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.

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PlaceGreat Dalby
Traditional CountyLeicestershire
District / BoroughMelton
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.723459
Longitude-0.898287
Place TypeVillage

About Great Dalby

Great Dalby holds a quiet gravity in the rolling Leicestershire landscape, defined by the limestone and ironstone that underpin its ancient foundations. It lies 3.0 miles south of Melton Mowbray (from Melton Mowbray: bearing 188°T, OS grid SK 745 145), and is situated north-north-east of Thorpe Satchville village. The light here often catches the soft slope of Crown Hill, which watches over the rooftops with an indifferent, geologic patience. Great Dalby maintains a modest domesticity, where the local architecture reflects the honest toil of those who worked the surrounding fields for generations. Residents often walk toward The Green, a small patch of common ground that serves as a focal point for the quiet sociability of the parish. Beyond the immediate cluster of houses, the land rises toward the Burrough Iron Age Hill Fort, a site that marks the horizon with the deep, scarred history of earlier inhabitants. The air in Great Dalby carries a crispness that suggests the open expanse of the East Midlands, unburdened by the clamour of larger industrial centres. This balance of stone, sky, and memory gives the place a singular, enduring character that remains largely untouched by the hurried pace of modern life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • The Green (Park) — 0.2 mi, 214° SW
  • Crown Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 057° ENE
  • First Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 110° ESE
  • Burton Brook (River) — 1.8 mi, 079° E
  • St Mary And St Lazarus Hospital, Moated Site And Two Fishponds, Burton Lazars (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 043° NE · 12 ha
  • Kirby Fields Park (Park) — 1.9 mi, 358° N
  • Moated Grange (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 074° ENE
  • Burrough Iron Age Hill Fort (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 149° SSE · 10 ha
  • Burrough Hill (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 152° SSE
  • The Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 240° WSW
  • The Mount motte at Melton Mowbray (Scheduled Monument) (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 005° N
  • Melton Carnegie Museum (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 014° NNE
  • Melton Theatre (Theatre) — 3.0 mi, 006° N
  • Priory Water (Wetland) — 3.1 mi, 323° NW
  • Kirby Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.3 mi, 316° NW
  • Welby Brook (River) — 3.3 mi, 331° NNW
  • River Eye Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.5 mi, 044° NE · 6 ha
  • Frisby Marsh Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.0 mi, 297° WNW · 10 ha
  • Queen Elizabeth 2 Golden Jubilee 2002 (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 233° SW
  • Lowesby Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.5 mi, 199° SSW · 53 ha
  • Twin Lakes Adventure Park (Theme Park) — 4.5 mi, 022° NNE
  • The Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.8 mi, 114° ESE
  • Whissendine Windmill (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 093° E
  • Whissendine Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 5.2 mi, 093° E
  • Seldom Seen Farm (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 191° S
  • Syston Heritage Area (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 258° WSW
  • Mini Monsters (Theme Park) — 7.8 mi, 119° ESE
  • Oakham Castle (Castle) — 8.0 mi, 117° ESE
  • Brooke Priory (Historic Ruins) — 8.2 mi, 131° SE
  • Rutland County Museum (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 118° ESE

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About This Great Dalby Map Page

Explore Great Dalby, 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: 52.723459, -0.898287. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.