Traditional county: Leicestershire · Unitary authority: City of Leicester · Region: East Midlands
Explore Leicester, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Leicester 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.
This page also offers OS MAPS — Ordnance Survey Outdoor mapping and the OS Explorer 1:25 000 sheets — plus a labelled National Grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Leicester, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Leicestershire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Leicester and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
OS MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows OS Outdoor mapping — contours, footpaths, bridleways and access land. Explorer 1:25k shows the OS Explorer sheets themselves: the orange-covered 1:25 000 maps walkers, fell runners and mountain rescue teams use, with field boundaries, rights of way and open access land. The search box finds any British town, village or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Leicester.
Reading the map like a paper Explorer sheet. Click Grid to overlay the OS National Grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference such as NY 266 234 by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an OS National Grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what mountain rescue and the coastguard work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your grid reference stays correct even where the map itself cannot load, which in the Lakes, the Dales and the Highlands is often exactly where you need it.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Leicester |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| Unitary Authority | City of Leicester |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.633614 |
| Longitude | -1.133462 |
| Place Type | City |
Leicester unfolds across the gentle, clay-heavy basin of the River Soar, a sprawling expanse where low-lying meadows meet the urban red-brick grid. The light here often catches the sluggish, grey-green water of the Grand Union Canal as it threads through the centre, reflecting the industrial chimneys and Victorian terraces that define the skyline. To move through Leicester is to traverse a landscape of surprising elevation changes, where the ground rises from the riverbanks toward the high points of the city’s ancient core. Near the Magazine Gateway, the air carries the faint, persistent dampness of the valley, a reminder that the river has long dictated the quiet, rhythmic pulse of life here, even as modern traffic hums against the quiet persistence of the stone. Historical layers define Leicester, beginning with the Roman Ratae Corieltauvorum, whose subterranean ghosts still haunt the streets beneath the modern thoroughfares. The economy has shifted from the steady clatter of hosiery looms and shoe factories that once powered the East Midlands to a diverse, contemporary hub of logistics, food manufacturing, and retail. Walking near the site of the Greyfriars, one senses the weight of a past where the medieval world collided with the present, particularly following the discovery of King Richard III in a car park, an event that recalibrated the city’s identity. Leicester has transformed from a traditional manufacturing stronghold into a place where the enterprise of the immigrant diaspora has revitalised the high streets, fostering a commerce that is as industrious as it is cosmopolitan. Cultural life in Leicester thrives on a vibrant, polyglot energy, expressed through the explosive colours of the annual Diwali celebrations and the diverse performances at the Curve theatre. Sport provides a perennial heartbeat, with the Leicester Tigers commanding the rugby pitch and Leicester City Football Club’s improbable Premier League title remaining a defining moment of national sporting folklore. Famous sons and daughters, from the naturalist Sir David Attenborough to the musician Engelbert Humperdinck, have carried the city’s influence into the wider world, while the University of Leicester continues to push the boundaries of genetic science. The arts scene remains robust, bolstered by independent galleries and a music culture that draws from the city’s varied ethnic heritage to create something distinctly its own. Stone and brick tell the story of a place that values its civic gravity, from the soaring spire of the Cathedral to the medieval remnants of the Castle Green. The city’s architecture is a composite of eras, where the stark, functional beauty of the King Richard III Visitor Centre sits comfortably alongside the venerable, weathered masonry of ancient gateways. Residents often find respite in the quiet corners of Castle Gardens, where the river narrows and the noise of the city softens into a murmur. It is this juxtaposition—the intersection of the academic, the ancient, and the industrial—that grants Leicester its unique character, a place where the grit of history is polished by the constant, shifting brightness of a forward-looking populace.
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Explore Leicester, 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: 52.633614, -1.133462. 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.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any British town, village or landmark by name; offers OS Outdoor and the OS Explorer 1:25 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled OS National Grid so the map can be read like a printed Explorer sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an OS National Grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the grid reference remains correct even where the map cannot load.
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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; OS Outdoor and OS Explorer 1:25 000 via the OS Maps API — contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights; magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| 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. |