Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Harborough · Region: East Midlands
Explore Great Glen, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Glen 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 | Great Glen |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Harborough |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.575032 |
| Longitude | -1.033123 |
| Place Type | Village |
The houses of Great Glen, their brickwork warm in the afternoon sun, cluster around a gentle slope. It lies 9.4 km south-east of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 134°T, OS grid SP 656 979), and is situated east-north-east of Newton Harcourt village. The village green, a broad expanse of well-trodden grass, offers a quiet stage for the comings and goings of everyday life, a subtle stage where the seasons paint their fleeting portraits. A certain stillness pervades Great Glen, a sense of deep roots anchoring it to this particular corner of the East Midlands. The air here often carries the faint, earthy perfume of surrounding farmland, a constant reminder of the agricultural pulse that has long sustained this landscape. This ancient settlement, with its quiet lanes and enduring charm, offers a peaceful counterpoint to the bustling activity of nearby Leicester.
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Explore Great Glen, 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: 52.575032, -1.033123. 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. |