Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Melton · Region: East Midlands
Explore Plungar, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Plungar 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.
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| Place | Plungar |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Melton |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.897057 |
| Longitude | -0.858644 |
| Place Type | Village |
Plungar emerges from the flat, heavy clay of the Leicestershire landscape as a quiet collection of brick and stone. It lies 5.4 miles south-east of Bingham (from Bingham: bearing 134°T, OS grid SK 768 339), and is situated south-west of Barkestone-le-Vale village. The Grantham Canal Sssi traces a slow, mirror-like path just a stone’s throw from the houses, its water holding the pale, diffused light of the East Midlands sky. Plungar sits at the edge of the Vale of Belvoir, where the horizon stretches wide and unobstructed, demanding a patient eye to appreciate the subtle shifts in colour across the fields. Farm machinery and the steady industry of agriculture dictate the pace of life here, grounding the day in the tangible work of the soil. The architecture remains modest, favouring local ironstone that seems to absorb the warmth of the sun and hold it until dusk. Ancient hedgerows border the lanes, marking the slow passage of seasons with a tangle of hawthorn and blackthorn. Stathern Wood stands as a distant, dark anchor on the skyline, providing a contrast to the open, arable expanse that defines the character of Plungar.
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Explore Plungar, 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: 52.897057, -0.858644. 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. |