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Western Park Leicestershire Map

Traditional county: Leicestershire · Unitary authority: City of Leicester · Region: East Midlands

Explore Western Park, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Western Park 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.

Interactive Map of Western Park, Leicestershire

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Western Park, 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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PlaceWestern Park
Traditional CountyLeicestershire
Unitary AuthorityCity of Leicester
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.638555
Longitude-1.174476
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Western Park

Western Park defines the western edge of the city, its Victorian residential streets cascading down the slope towards the horizon. It lies 1.8 miles west of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 281°T, OS grid SK 559 048). The architecture here speaks of late nineteenth-century ambition, where red-brick villas gaze across the thoroughfare with an air of quiet, solid permanence. To the west, the expansive greenery of Western Park itself serves as a communal lung, its open meadows catching the slanted gold of the late afternoon sun. Beyond the park’s boundary, the terrain rises toward the distant, rolling spine of Shoulder of Mutton Hill, which offers a vantage point over the shifting patterns of the urban sprawl. The air in Western Park carries a distinct freshness, untainted by the heavy industry that once defined the valleys closer to the city centre. Footpaths wind through the neighbouring woodland, where the light filters through ancient canopy in sharp, clear shafts. Residents often walk the perimeter, observing the subtle change of seasons as the foliage turns from deep, verdant summer hues to the brittle bronze of autumn. This suburban landscape retains a singular, enduring character, balancing the forward momentum of the region with a stillness that invites lingering reflection.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Western Park (Park) — 0.2 mi, 238° WSW
  • Shoulder of Mutton Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 177° S
  • Rancliffe Gardens (Park) — 0.6 mi, 157° SSE
  • Moated Site At New Parks, Leicester (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 331° NNW · 1 ha
  • Braunstone Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 124° SE
  • Gorse Hill City Farm (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 034° NE
  • The Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 184° S
  • Old Mill Stream (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 082° E
  • Old Mill Race (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 085° E
  • Highway Spinney (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 229° SW
  • Jewry Wall Museum (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 100° E
  • Jewry Wall: Remains Of A Roman Bath House, Palaestra And Anglo-Saxon Church (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 101° E
  • The High Cross (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 099° E
  • Highcross Beacons (Public Artwork) — 1.5 mi, 095° E
  • Leicester Castle (Castle) — 1.5 mi, 107° ESE
  • Leicester Castle And The Magazine Gateway (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 107° ESE · 3 ha
  • Statue Of Liberty (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 124° SE
  • King Richard III Visitor Centre (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 101° E
  • Museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 107° ESE
  • Magazine Gateway (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 107° ESE
  • Norman Church Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 1.6 mi, 298° WNW
  • Leicester Abbey (Historic Ruins) — 1.7 mi, 066° ENE
  • Vue Meridian (Cinema) — 1.8 mi, 195° SSW
  • Haymarket Theatre (Theatre) — 1.8 mi, 092° E
  • Rothley Brook (River) — 1.9 mi, 342° NNW
  • Blood's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.0 mi, 266° W
  • Curve (Theatre) — 2.0 mi, 096° E
  • National Gas Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 138° SE
  • Leicester Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 109° ESE
  • Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 059° ENE

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About This Western Park Map Page

Explore Western Park, 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: 52.638555, -1.174476. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.