(Village near Griffydam)
Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: North West Leicestershire · Region: East Midlands
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| Place | Newbold |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | North West Leicestershire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.768719 |
| Longitude | -1.405917 |
| Place Type | Village |
Newbold rests upon the rolling, carboniferous landscape of North West Leicestershire, where the horizon is defined by the subtle, industrial scars of past coal extraction. It lies 3.1 miles east-north-east of Ashby-de-la-Zouch (from Ashby-de-la-Zouch: bearing 61°T, OS grid SK 401 191), and is situated west of Griffydam village. The earth around Newbold holds a quiet, heavy memory, particularly near the Coal Mining Remains 600M South West Of Smoile Farm, where the ground bears the sunken imprint of nineteenth-century toil. To the east, the elevation of Vinegar Hill catches the amber light of late afternoon, casting long, melancholic shadows over the fields that stretch toward the village boundary. The air here feels thin and ancient, carrying the scent of damp soil and the distant, rhythmic turning of the seasons. Newbold remains a place where the architecture of extraction has softened into the pastoral, allowing nature to reclaim the hollows and ridges left by the pickaxe. A walker traversing these lanes might find the silence punctuated only by the sudden, sharp movement of a bird or the wind stirring the tall grasses near the Lount Meadows SSSI. Life in Newbold moves with a deliberate, sparse gravity, reflecting a history forged deep underground rather than in the bustle of high streets.
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Explore Newbold, 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: 52.768719, -1.405917. 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. |