Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: North West Leicestershire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Norris Hill, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Norris Hill 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 Norris Hill, 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 | Norris Hill |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | North West Leicestershire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.746153 |
| Longitude | -1.516438 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Norris Hill emerges from the Leicestershire landscape as a quiet witness to the slow reclamation of the earth by the hand of man. It lies 1.9 miles west of Ashby-de-la-Zouch (from Ashby-de-la-Zouch: bearing 268°T, OS grid SK 327 166), and is situated south of Blackfordby village. The terrain here holds a particular, austere weight, defined by the lingering memory of coal extraction that once defined the horizon. Much of the land around Norris Hill now forms a vital portion of Hicks Lodge, where the rhythmic churning of heavy industry has been replaced by the soft tread of cyclists and the rustle of new-growth timber. To the west, the cooling shadows of Hanging Hill provide a steady landmark against the shifting afternoon sun. The air carries a crisp, open quality, unburdened by the smoke that surely clouded the lives of ancestors who laboured in these pits. This transformation from scarred ground to green expanse suggests a patient, enduring resilience in the soil itself. Norris Hill remains a place where the modern world observes a respectful silence, allowing the reclaimed forests to dictate the pace of the day.
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Explore Norris Hill, 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: 52.746153, -1.516438. 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. |