Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Melton · Region: East Midlands
Explore Saxby, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Saxby 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 | Saxby |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Melton |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.769763 |
| Longitude | -0.784616 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Saxby, a quiet hamlet in the Melton district of Leicestershire, whispers tales of a simpler age. It lies 7.0 km east of Melton Mowbray (from Melton Mowbray: bearing 87°T, OS grid SK 820 198), and is situated west-north-west of Wymondham village. The surrounding fields, a patchwork of green and gold under the expansive East Midlands sky, often catch the soft, diffused light that seems to linger longer here, lending a gentle hue to the agricultural landscape. A sense of enduring peace pervades Saxby, where the occasional rustle of leaves in the ancient hedgerows seems to echo the quiet passage of seasons. The very air carries a subtle, earthy fragrance, born of soil that has been tended for generations. It is a place where the old stone walls, weathered by wind and rain, seem to hold a quiet dignity, marking the boundaries of lives lived in humble contentment.
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Explore Saxby, 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: 52.769763, -0.784616. 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. |