Traditional county: Leicestershire · Unitary authority: City of Leicester · Region: East Midlands
Explore West Knighton, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Knighton 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 | West Knighton |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| Unitary Authority | City of Leicester |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.602643 |
| Longitude | -1.118791 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
West Knighton breathes the quiet air of Leicestershire, a place where the fields often hold a soft, hazy light. It lies 3.6 km south-south-east of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 164°T, OS grid SK 597 009). The land here, largely agricultural, rolls gently, a familiar pattern of hedgerows and arable fields that has seen generations of quiet labour. While the sounds of the city are never far off, West Knighton itself maintains a distinct, unhurried character, its houses often presenting neat gardens that bloom with a vibrant, if understated, profusion of colour. The local church, a solid presence in the landscape, stands as a silent witness to the enduring, simple rhythms of life.
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Explore West Knighton, 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: 52.602643, -1.118791. 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. |