Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Melton · Region: East Midlands
Explore Rotherby, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rotherby 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 | Rotherby |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Melton |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.742479 |
| Longitude | -1.000507 |
| Place Type | Village |
Rotherby, a quiet corner of Leicestershire, exhales a gentle presence under the East Midlands sky. It lies 6.8 km north-east of Syston (from Syston: bearing 45°T, OS grid SK 675 165), and is situated south-east of Hoby village. The River Wreake, a silver thread, traces a path through the surrounding fields, its water reflecting the pale, shifting light that often bathes the countryside. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like the hands of time, stand sentinel, their leaves whispering secrets to the breeze that rustles through the hedgerows. The land here, a patchwork of arable fields and pastures, has long been shaped by the quiet persistence of agriculture, a subtle rhythm of sowing and harvest. There is a stillness to Rotherby, a sense of belonging to the earth that feels both profound and understated, as if the very stones of its modest buildings have absorbed the patient unfolding of seasons.
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Explore Rotherby, 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: 52.742479, -1.000507. 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. |