Upton Leicestershire Map

About Upton

Upton, a quiet hamlet in Leicestershire, exhales a stillness that seems to hold the very breath of the East Midlands landscape. It lies 5.4 km south-west of Market Bosworth (from Market Bosworth: bearing 231°T, OS grid SP 364 997), and is situated south-east of Sibson village. Here, the land slopes with a gentle, almost imperceptible grace, suggesting fields that have long been tended by patient hands, their contours softened by the passage of seasons. The houses of Upton, often built of brick the colour of dried earth, seem to emerge from the soil itself, their roofs a muted echo of the hedgerows that stitch the fields together. There is a particular quality to the light that falls upon Upton, a soft, diffused glow that washes over the lanes and gardens, as if the sky itself were a vast, luminous pearl. The air, particularly on a still afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of turned soil and distant hay, a testament to the enduring agricultural heart of this place.

About This Upton Map Page

Explore Upton, 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: 52.594565, -1.463634. 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.