Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Blaby · Region: East Midlands
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| Place | Leicester Forest East |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Blaby |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.624971 |
| Longitude | -1.218268 |
| Place Type | Village |
Leicester Forest East is a village located in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England, situated immediately to the west of the city of Leicester. Its name derives from its historical position on the eastern edge of the former Leicester Forest, and it is widely recognized for the M1 motorway service station that carries its name, though the village itself is a separate residential area. As part of the East Midlands region, it functions primarily as a commuter village, offering residents convenient access to Leicester and wider regional transport networks, including the nearby M1.
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Leicester Forest East is a village in Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, located in the East Midlands region. It is situated at 52.624971°N, -1.218268°W.
This page provides a live interactive map with street, satellite and terrain layers and Street View. Weather is displayed from Open-Meteo, covering current conditions, hourly forecasts and a 7-day outlook. Local and world news are updated in real time where feeds are available. A Wikipedia summary for Leicester Forest East is included above.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Page built | May 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. |