Traditional county: Leicestershire · Unitary authority: City of Leicester · Region: East Midlands
Explore Rushey Mead, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rushey Mead 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 Rushey Mead, 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 | Rushey Mead |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| Unitary Authority | City of Leicester |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.664398 |
| Longitude | -1.103561 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Rushey Mead stretches across a landscape where the urban sprawl of the Midlands meets the quiet persistence of the English countryside. It lies 2.5 miles north-north-east of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 30°T, OS grid SK 607 077), and is situated south-east of Birstall village. The geography here is defined by low-lying fields that hold the morning mist, catching a pale, silver light that seems to soften the edges of the modern brickwork. Residents often walk the perimeter of Jesse Jackson Park, where the trees stand as silent sentinels against the hum of the nearby transit routes. Nearby, the Melton Overflow Channel moves with a steady, deliberate purpose, its waters reflecting the shifting clouds that dominate the wide, open sky of the region. Rushey Mead maintains a character shaped by its proximity to the River Soar, which pulls the damp, cool air across the eastern suburbs during the transition from dusk to night. The local schools serve as the anchor for a dense, bustling population that moves with the industrious energy typical of the East Midlands. This corner of Leicestershire remains a place of functional clarity, where the horizon is defined more by the utility of infrastructure than the vanity of monuments.
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Explore Rushey Mead, 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: 52.664398, -1.103561. 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. |