Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: North West Leicestershire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Moira, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Moira 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 Moira, 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 | Moira |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | North West Leicestershire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.737927 |
| Longitude | -1.532066 |
| Place Type | Village |
Moira carries the weight of a coal-rich past, its landscape marked by the slow reclamation of earth once scarred by deep-shaft mining. It lies 2.6 miles west-south-west of Ashby-de-la-Zouch (from Ashby-de-la-Zouch: bearing 256°T, OS grid SK 316 156), and is situated east-south-east of Spring Cottage village. The iron skeleton of the Moira Blast Furnace stands as a silent sentinel, its weathered brickwork holding the memory of high-temperature fires that forged the heavy tools of the industrial age. Moira sits within the sprawling expanse of Hicks Lodge, where the former colliery ground has been softened by lakes and cycle paths that weave through the quietude of recovering woodland. The air here often holds a crisp, metallic clarity, a sharp contrast to the dense, carbon-heavy atmosphere that dominated the nineteenth-century horizon. Not far to the west, Conkers National Forest Centre draws visitors into the heart of the National Forest, bridging the gap between raw industrial heritage and the deliberate cultivation of new green canopy. Moira maintains a steady, rhythmic pulse, defined by the persistence of its residents who live among the remnants of old chimneys and the quiet growth of saplings. Light settles differently upon these reclaimed fields, highlighting the subtle contours of a geography that has been both emptied and refilled by human hands.
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Explore Moira, 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: 52.737927, -1.532066. 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. |