Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Blaby · Region: East Midlands
Explore Whetstone, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whetstone 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 Whetstone, 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 | Whetstone |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Blaby |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.571327 |
| Longitude | -1.179501 |
| Place Type | Village |
Whetstone, a village in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, breathes the quietude of the East Midlands. It lies 7.6 km south-south-west of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 204°T, OS grid SP 557 973), and is situated west-south-west of Blaby village. The land here, a gentle canvas of arable fields, often catches the late afternoon sun, turning the distant hedgerows to threads of tarnished gold. Ancient tracks, now softened by the passage of countless seasons, whisper tales of carts and travellers who once traversed this fertile soil. Whetstone’s church, a stoic sentinel against the sky, has witnessed generations unfold, its stone weathered by the same winds that stir the surrounding meadows. Even the air seems to carry a certain clarity, a testament to the open spaces that embrace this Leicestershire parish.
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Explore Whetstone, 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: 52.571327, -1.179501. 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. |