Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Oadby and Wigston · Region: East Midlands
Explore South Wigston, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the South Wigston 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 South Wigston, 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 | South Wigston |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Oadby and Wigston |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.577873 |
| Longitude | -1.131875 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
South Wigston draws its character from the rhythmic intersection of Victorian railway expansion and the steady, low-lying currents of the Soar Valley. It lies 3.9 miles south of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 179°T, OS grid SP 589 981), and is situated east of Blaby village. Brick terraces define the local horizon, their soot-stained facades reflecting a heritage built upon the hum of industry and the clatter of the Midland Main Line. To the south, the still, reflective surface of the Mill Stream offers a quiet counterpoint to the busy commuter arteries that pulse through the streets. The landscape here does not reach for drama, preferring the modest, functional beauty of flat fields and the slow, meandering path of the River Sence as it carves through the earth. South Wigston maintains a distinct identity, marked by long, straight roads that seem to hold the memory of the heavy machinery once housed in its many workshops. Sunlight catches the slate roofs in the late afternoon, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasise the grid-like precision of the local architecture. This place persists as a practical, unpretentious anchor in the East Midlands, where the hum of the modern world rarely drowns out the underlying silence of the surrounding water meadows.
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Explore South Wigston, 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: 52.577873, -1.131875. 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. |