Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Hinckley and Bosworth · Region: East Midlands
Explore Shenton, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shenton 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 | Shenton |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Hinckley and Bosworth |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.599451 |
| Longitude | -1.429927 |
| Place Type | Village |
Shenton, a quiet hamlet in Leicestershire, holds a particular charm under the broad East Midlands sky. It lies 3.4 km south-west of Market Bosworth (from Market Bosworth: bearing 214°T, OS grid SK 387 003), and is situated north-west of Dadlington village. The land around Shenton rolls with a gentle, almost imperceptible grace, fields of green and gold stretching towards the horizon, often bathed in a soft, diffused light that lends a contemplative air to the landscape. Ancient hedgerows, thick with hawthorn and dog rose, trace the boundaries of pastures where sheep graze with placid industry. The very air here seems to carry the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a subtle perfume of rural life. Few buildings grace Shenton, but those that do speak of a quiet endurance, their stone mellowed by the passing seasons.
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Explore Shenton, 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: 52.599451, -1.429927. 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. |