Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Hinckley and Bosworth · Region: East Midlands
Explore Thornton, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thornton 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 | Thornton |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Hinckley and Bosworth |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.666580 |
| Longitude | -1.314736 |
| Place Type | Village |
Thornton, a Leicestershire village, holds a quiet charm. It lies 6.1 km east-south-east of Ibstock (from Ibstock: bearing 113°T, OS grid SK 464 078), and is situated east of Bagworth village. The gentle slopes around Thornton catch the morning sun, painting the surrounding fields in hues of gold and green, a landscape that has long sustained its inhabitants. Though no great abbey ruins or towering castle walls mark its immediate vicinity, the very earth here whispers of generations who have worked its soil and built their lives. The air, carrying the faint scent of damp soil and distant hedgerows, speaks of a continuity, a quiet resilience that defines Thornton. The village itself, with its modest dwellings and the ever-present church spire, forms a peaceful tableau against the wider canvas of the East Midlands.
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Explore Thornton, 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: 52.666580, -1.314736. 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. |