Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Melton · Region: East Midlands
Explore Pickwell, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Pickwell 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 Pickwell, 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 | Pickwell |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Melton |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.694190 |
| Longitude | -0.840103 |
| Place Type | Village |
Pickwell reveals itself through the quiet persistence of limestone and the long, low shadows cast across the Leicestershire fields. It lies 4.9 miles west-north-west of Oakham (from Oakham: bearing 290°T, OS grid SK 784 113), and is situated north-east of Somerby village. High ridges dominate the horizon, where the earth rises to meet the sky at Burrough Hill, holding the memory of ancient earthworks within its grassy crown. The landscape around Pickwell maintains a rigorous, unadorned beauty, defined by the sharp clarity of the air that sweeps across the plateau. To the west, the Burrough Iron Age Hill Fort commands the high ground, a sentinel of stone and slope that has watched the seasons turn for two millennia. Fields of heavy clay and ironstone define the local character, demanding a patient labour from those who work the soil. The light here seems to linger longer on the weathered stone walls, catching the silvered lichen that thrives in the damp, cool breeze. Pickwell remains a place of singular composure, where the rhythm of the wind over the hills dictates the quietude of the day.
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Explore Pickwell, 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: 52.694190, -0.840103. 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. |