Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Blaby · Region: East Midlands
Explore Wistow, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wistow 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 Wistow, 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 | Wistow |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Blaby |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.558021 |
| Longitude | -1.059709 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Wistow anchors itself in the quiet, green expanse of Leicestershire, where the land holds a heavy, damp stillness. It lies 6.1 miles south-south-east of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 149°T, OS grid SP 638 959), and is situated south of Newton Harcourt village. The horizon here is defined by a slow, deliberate flatness, save for the subtle rise of Tythorn Hill which breaks the monotony of the fields. Throughout the seasons, the light catches the low-lying moisture of the Kilby-Foxton Canal SSSI, casting a pale, metallic sheen over the reeds and grasses. Wistow preserves the quiet dignity of its past, evidenced by the medieval settlement remains that trace ghost-patterns of dwellings upon the earth near the hall. Visitors often gather at the Wistow Rural Centre, where the air smells of turned soil and woodsmoke, grounding the visitor in the rhythm of the local harvest. This landscape does not shout its history, but rather whispers it through the shifting shadows that stretch across the open, unhurried plains.
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Explore Wistow, 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: 52.558021, -1.059709. 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. |