Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Harborough · Region: East Midlands
Explore Withcote, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Withcote 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 Withcote, 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 | Withcote |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Harborough |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.645165 |
| Longitude | -0.823501 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Withcote remains a quiet sanctuary of limestone and shadow within the rolling folds of the Leicestershire landscape. It lies 4.3 miles west-south-west of Oakham (from Oakham: bearing 247°T, OS grid SK 796 059), and is situated south-south-west of Knossington village. The land here rises in gentle swells, where the golden light of late afternoon catches the flinty edges of the chapel walls. Only half a mile to the northwest, the dense, ancient canopy of Owston Woods Sssi breathes a cool, damp stillness over the surrounding fields. The earth near Withcote bears the faint, lingering imprint of medieval ambition, marked by the nearby earthworks of Sauvey Castle. These remnants of stone and embankment serve as silent witnesses to a time when the horizon held a more fortified gaze. A sense of profound solitude defines the character of Withcote, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant, unharvested hay. The terrain eventually yields to the wider, open vistas that define this corner of the East Midlands, far removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares.
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Explore Withcote, 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: 52.645165, -0.823501. 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. |