Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Blaby · Region: East Midlands
Explore Littlethorpe, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Littlethorpe 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 Littlethorpe, 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 | Littlethorpe |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Blaby |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.567589 |
| Longitude | -1.202262 |
| Place Type | Village |
Littlethorpe maintains a quiet, unassuming presence within the Leicestershire landscape, defined more by its modest residential character than by the clamour of wider industry. It lies 4.8 miles east of Earl Shilton (from Earl Shilton: bearing 97°T, OS grid SP 541 969), and is situated south-south-east of Narborough village. The local topography is shaped by the gentle, persistent passage of Cosby Brook, which winds its way west-south-west and lends a soft, watery edge to the surrounding fields. Sunlight here often catches the damp, low-lying meadows, creating a pale, shifting luminosity that defines the character of the morning air. Littlethorpe acts as a functional neighbour to the Narborough Bog Sssi, where eight hectares of protected wetland offer a sanctuary for flora that remains indifferent to the nearby sprawl of modern infrastructure. The architecture of the older streets reveals a utilitarian past, showing how domestic brickwork has weathered the passage of seasons without the vanity of grand design. Residents move between the railway line and the local lanes with a rhythm that suggests a life lived in the margins of the city, rather than under its direct influence. Littlethorpe remains a place where the horizon is kept low, allowing the sky to assert itself over the rooftops during the long, grey afternoons of the East Midlands.
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Explore Littlethorpe, 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: 52.567589, -1.202262. 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. |