Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Harborough · Region: East Midlands
Explore Leire, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Leire 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 Leire, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Leicestershire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Leire and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Leire |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Harborough |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.506702 |
| Longitude | -1.227012 |
| Place Type | Village |
Leire maintains a quiet composure across the rolling clay plains of Leicestershire, where the horizon remains wide and unhurried. It lies 3.8 miles north-north-west of Lutterworth (from Lutterworth: bearing 343°T, OS grid SP 525 901), and is situated north of Ashby Parva village. The land here slopes gently toward the north, where the Broughton Astley Brook cuts a shallow, silver vein through the fields, collecting the winter rains that drain from the higher ground. To the north-east, the rise of Clump Hill punctuates the skyline, offering a vantage point from which the red-brick gables and slate roofs of Leire appear as a mere ripple in the emerald expanse. The church tower serves as a steady anchor for the eye, its stonework weathering the centuries with a stoic, grey patience. Farmers still work the heavy, rich soil that has defined the local character since the Domesday Book first recorded the name of Leire. In the stillness of an autumn evening, the air carries a sharp, clean scent of damp earth and woodsmoke, grounding the spirit in the persistent reality of the land. Whether under a heavy, bruised sky or the pale, watery sun of the Midlands, the landscape retains an ancient, unassuming clarity.
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Explore Leire, 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: 52.506702, -1.227012. 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. |