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Hollycroft Leicestershire Map

Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Hinckley and Bosworth · Region: East Midlands

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

Interactive Map of Hollycroft, Leicestershire

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hollycroft, Leicestershire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceHollycroft
Traditional CountyLeicestershire
District / BoroughHinckley and Bosworth
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.542755
Longitude-1.389138
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Hollycroft

Hollycroft breathes with the quiet, suburban respiration of the Leicestershire landscape, its red-brick residences anchored firmly to the clay soil. It lies 0.7 miles west of Hinckley (from Hinckley: bearing 280°T, OS grid SP 415 940). The terrain here rises in gentle, unassuming swells, catching the low-slanting afternoon sun that turns the slate roofs to shimmering charcoal. A short distance away, the waters of Battling Brook trace a restless, silver vein through the verdant margins, carrying the runoff of the rolling Midlands fields toward the horizon. Residents often wander toward the nearby Rock Gardens, where the arranged stone outcrops offer a rugged, miniature geography that contrasts with the domestic order of the surrounding lanes. Hollycroft maintains a steady, rhythmic connection to the neighbouring market town, where the ghost of medieval commerce still lingers in the older thoroughfares. The air carries a crispness sharpened by the proximity of open agricultural tracts, far removed from the heavy soot of industrial memory. Throughout the changing seasons, the light here holds a pale, clarity that defines the edges of the gardens and the quiet, leaf-strewn paths.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Rock Gardens (Park) — 0.5 mi, 140° SE
  • Battling Brook (River) — 0.5 mi, 246° WSW
  • Granville Road Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 126° SE
  • Hinckley and District Museum (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 086° E
  • Concordia Theatre (Theatre) — 0.7 mi, 089° E
  • Sketchley Brook (River) — 0.9 mi, 164° SSE
  • Remains Of The Motte And Bailey Castle At Hinckley (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 099° E
  • Harper's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.8 mi, 282° WNW
  • Brick Kiln Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.8 mi, 068° ENE
  • Deserted Village Of Stretton Baskerville (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 169° S · 14 ha
  • Hlaew And Medieval Farmstead Immediately South West Of Park House (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 330° NNW · 2 ha
  • Burbage Wood And Aston Firs Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.4 mi, 091° E · 51 ha
  • The Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 149° SSE
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 193° SSW
  • Kendall'S Meadow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.8 mi, 333° NNW · 3 ha
  • Red Hall Top (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 050° NE
  • Battle Of Bosworth (Field) 1485 (Registered Battlefield) — 3.2 mi, 339° NNW · 11k acres
  • Battle of Bosworth 1485 (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 318° NW
  • George Eliot Statue (Public Artwork) — 3.5 mi, 248° WSW
  • Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 244° WSW
  • King Richard's Well (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 347° NNW
  • Bosworth Field Visitor Centre (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 349° N
  • The Abbey Theatre (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 249° WSW
  • The Dingle (Valley) — 4.6 mi, 261° W
  • Foundation Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.6 mi, 028° NNE
  • Sapcote Castle (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 096° E
  • Griff Roundabout (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 229° SW
  • Withybrook Spinney (Forest / Woodland) — 5.4 mi, 160° SSE
  • Bedworth Heritage Centre (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 219° SW
  • Bedworth Cemetery (Coventry Road Cemetery) (Historic Park or Garden) — 5.7 mi, 218° SW · 3 ha

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About This Hollycroft Map Page

Explore Hollycroft, 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: 52.542755, -1.389138. 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.