Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Melton · Region: East Midlands
Explore Knipton, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Knipton 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Knipton, 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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| Place | Knipton |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Melton |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.873237 |
| Longitude | -0.774996 |
| Place Type | Village |
Knipton reveals itself as a quiet gathering of stone and slate held within the gentle folds of the Leicestershire landscape. It lies 6.2 miles west-south-west of Grantham (from Grantham: bearing 244°T, OS grid SK 825 313), and is situated west-south-west of Harston village. The Carrier flows with a silver, narrow persistence just to the north-north-west, drawing the eye toward the distant, grand silhouette of Belvoir Castle. Limestone buildings reflect the pale, shifting light of the East Midlands, their walls cooling under the shadow of the nearby hills. To the north-northeast, the waters of Belvoir Upper Lake catch the sky, offering a mirror to the clouds that drift over the surrounding fields. Knipton maintains a deliberate composure, defined by the steady, seasonal rhythms of the local agricultural land. The air here carries a crisp clarity, sharpened by the proximity of open, elevated ground that rises toward Windsor Hill. Every turn in the lane reveals the careful preservation of a place that values its own stillness above the clamour of the wider world.
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Explore Knipton, 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: 52.873237, -0.774996. 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. |