Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Hinckley and Bosworth · Region: East Midlands
Explore Smockington, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Smockington 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 Smockington, 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 | Smockington |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Hinckley and Bosworth |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.504152 |
| Longitude | -1.332453 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Smockington remains a quiet fragment of the Leicestershire landscape, defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons across its open fields. It lies 3.1 miles south-east of Hinckley (from Hinckley: bearing 146°T, OS grid SP 454 897), and is situated north-east of Wolvey Heath village. The horizon here is low and wide, often holding a pale, bruised light that catches the crest of the Bowl Barrow 900M North Of Copston Farm just three-tenths of a mile to the west. Ancient earthworks ripple beneath the grass, anchoring Smockington to a deep, silent past that predates the modern road. To the north-east, the waters of Soar Brook trace a meandering silver line through the clay, feeding the damp, rich meadows that skirt the edges of the fields. Smockington possesses a solitude that is rarely interrupted, save for the wind brushing against the hedgerows or the distant, rhythmic hum of progress from the direction of Hinckley. Everything here feels measured by the growth of crops and the shifting shadows cast by the afternoon sun. Such stillness allows the mind to wander across the land, tracing the ghosts of barrows and the quiet pulse of the brook until the evening star begins its steady climb.
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Explore Smockington, 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: 52.504152, -1.332453. 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. |