Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: North West Leicestershire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Oaks in Charnwood, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Oaks in Charnwood 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.
| Place | Oaks in Charnwood |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | North West Leicestershire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.742903 |
| Longitude | -1.310044 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Oaks in Charnwood, a quiet hamlet in North West Leicestershire, breathes the subtle scent of the surrounding countryside. It lies 3.5 km south-south-west of Shepshed (from Shepshed: bearing 203°T, OS grid SK 466 163), and is situated east of Whitwick village. The subtle undulations of the Charnwood Forest, a landscape sculpted by ancient geology and softened by centuries of grazing, lend a gentle character to Oaks in Charnwood’s environs. The very air here seems to hold a hushed quality, as if the whispers of past generations still linger amongst the hedgerows and the ancient oaks from which the hamlet takes its name. A palpable sense of quietude pervades, a peaceful counterpoint to the hum of industry that once echoed through neighbouring districts. Here, the passing of seasons paints the landscape with a painterly hand, each hue deepening the sense of enduring peace. Oaks in Charnwood remains a place where the pace of life feels attuned to the slow, steady pulse of the earth.
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Explore Oaks in Charnwood, 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: 52.742903, -1.310044. 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 | June 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. |