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.
| Place | Western Park |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| Unitary Authority | City of Leicester |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.638555 |
| Longitude | -1.174476 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Western Park emerges from the Leicestershire landscape as a verdant suburb. It lies 2.8 km west of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 281°T, OS grid SK 559 048). The gentle slopes that define its terrain offer a quiet embrace, the afternoon sun often painting the western sky in hues of apricot and rose over its residential avenues. Though its origins are more recent than ancient hamlets, a sense of enduring community permeates its well-kept greens and the friendly hum of its local shops. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of mown grass, a subtle reminder of the open fields that once dominated this stretch of the East Midlands. While no grand castles or abbeys punctuate its skyline, the solid brickwork of its homes and the neat rows of its gardens speak of a different kind of history, one built on steady growth and the quiet aspirations of its inhabitants.
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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 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. |