Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: North West Leicestershire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Griffydam, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Griffydam 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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| Place | Griffydam |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | North West Leicestershire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.767438 |
| Longitude | -1.390846 |
| Place Type | Village |
Griffydam rises from the Leicestershire clay as a collection of stone and brick homes that seem to hold the low, pale light of the Midlands with a stubborn, quiet grace. It lies 3.5 miles north-north-west of Coalville (from Coalville: bearing 338°T, OS grid SK 411 190), and is situated east of Newbold village. The land here tilts upward toward the northern horizon, where the modest rise of Vinegar Hill commands a view over the patchwork fields that define the local geography. Centuries of coal extraction have left their mark upon the earth, though the scars of industry are now softened by the patient return of grass and hawthorn. A wanderer might chance upon the old mining remains near Smoile Farm, where the hollowed ground tells a story of men who once coaxed fuel from the dark seams beneath their feet. Beyond the residential lanes, the expansive greenery of Coleorton Hall offers a stately contrast to the tighter, more intimate scale of the surrounding lanes. Griffydam maintains a character forged in the tension between its industrial heritage and the calm, agricultural stillness that now prevails across the parish. Even in the height of summer, the air carries a crisp, cooling edge that reminds one of the proximity to the exposed ridges and open skies of the north.
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Explore Griffydam, 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: 52.767438, -1.390846. 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. |