Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Charnwood · Region: East Midlands
Explore Thorpe Acre, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thorpe Acre 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 | Thorpe Acre |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Charnwood |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.775549 |
| Longitude | -1.238729 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Thorpe Acre, a place of quiet corners, unfolds its suburban character under the wide Leicestershire sky. It lies 2.2 km west of Loughborough (from Loughborough: bearing 280°T, OS grid SK 514 200). The land here, gently rolling, holds the muted greens of well-tended gardens and open fields, a landscape that breathes a steady, unassuming presence. Though no grand abbey ruins or bustling market square defines its heart, Thorpe Acre possesses a certain understated charm, perhaps best observed in the way the late afternoon sun casts long, soft shadows across its residential streets, imbuing them with a transient, golden glow. It is a locale where the everyday unfolds with a gentle, almost pastoral rhythm, a quiet testament to the enduring appeal of English suburban life.
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Explore Thorpe Acre, 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: 52.775549, -1.238729. 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. |