Sproxton Leicestershire Map

About Sproxton

Sproxton lies a quiet sentinel in the rolling Leicestershire countryside. It lies 11.6 km east-north-east of Melton Mowbray (from Melton Mowbray: bearing 65°T, OS grid SK 855 244), and is situated south-south-east of Saltby village. The village itself unfolds gently, a scatter of stone cottages gathered around a modest church whose spire often catches the late afternoon sun, lending a warm, honeyed hue to the surrounding fields. The land here, a pleasing mosaic of arable fields and pasture, seems to breathe with a deep, agricultural patience, the sort that has shaped generations of lives. A sense of enduring quietude pervades Sproxton, undisturbed save for the distant bleating of sheep or the occasional rumble of a tractor on the lanes that thread through the landscape. Even the air seems to carry a faint, earthy perfume, a reminder of the fertile soil that underpins this corner of the East Midlands.

About This Sproxton Map Page

Explore Sproxton, 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: 52.810464, -0.731717. 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.