Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Charnwood · Region: East Midlands
Explore Walton on the Wolds, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Walton on the Wolds 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 Walton on the Wolds, 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 | Walton on the Wolds |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Charnwood |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.772457 |
| Longitude | -1.121592 |
| Place Type | Village |
Walton on the Wolds retains an austere grace, its limestone cottages gathering in the quiet folds of the Leicestershire landscape where the light seems to linger longer against the pale masonry. It lies 3.5 miles east of Loughborough (from Loughborough: bearing 90°T, OS grid SK 593 197), and is situated south-south-east of Burton on the Wolds village. A sense of composure defines the lanes, where the Walton on the Wolds Village Sign stands as a solitary sentinel marking the threshold of the open fields. Beyond the immediate curtilage, the land rises toward the crest of Barrow Hill, offering a vantage point where the horizon stretches wide and indifferent to the passing of seasons. The proximity of the sprawling 88-hectare grounds of Prestwold Hall adds a layer of formal composure to the horizon, its ancient trees tempering the winds that sweep across the wolds. Throughout the year, the atmosphere remains hushed, defined more by the shifting shadows of the clouds than by the clamour of modern industry. Every gable end and dry-stone boundary wall in Walton on the Wolds tells of an agricultural inheritance that has long shaped the slow, deliberate pulse of the parish. Such stillness is rare, inviting the observer to notice the precise, silvery clarity of the air as it settles over the quiet heart of the East Midlands.
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Explore Walton on the Wolds, 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: 52.772457, -1.121592. 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. |