Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Charnwood · Region: East Midlands
Explore Woodthorpe, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Woodthorpe 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 Woodthorpe, 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 | Woodthorpe |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Charnwood |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.751387 |
| Longitude | -1.196792 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Woodthorpe emerges from the Leicestershire landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the soft, rolling contours of the Charnwood district. It lies 1.5 miles south-south-east of Loughborough (from Loughborough: bearing 165°T, OS grid SK 543 173), and is situated west-north-west of Quorndon village. The morning light here often catches the flat, reflective surface of Charnwood Water, casting a pale silver sheen across the fields that stretch towards the horizon. Lanes wind between ancient hedges, their shadows deepening as the afternoon sun pulls long, amber fingers across the damp earth. A short distance away, the quiet flow of Poultney Brook marks the boundary of the land, carrying the rhythmic pulse of seasonal rains toward the Soar. Residents of Woodthorpe maintain a steady, private pace of life that seems untouched by the persistent hum of the nearby university town. Here, the architecture is modest and sturdy, grounding the spirit in a geography that has shifted little despite the pressures of the modern world.
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Explore Woodthorpe, 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: 52.751387, -1.196792. 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. |