Traditional county: Northamptonshire · Unitary authority: North Northamptonshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Fineshade, Northamptonshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Fineshade 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 Fineshade, Northamptonshire, 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 | Fineshade |
| Traditional County | Northamptonshire |
| Unitary Authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.565022 |
| Longitude | -0.572933 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Fineshade commands a quiet authority over the Northamptonshire landscape, where the earth holds the ghosts of ancient foundations beneath a canopy of dense, shifting foliage. It lies 6.5 miles east-south-east of Uppingham (from Uppingham: bearing 104°T, OS grid SP 968 973), and is situated east-north-east of Laxton village. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and stone, remnants of a past when the land served as a seat of monastic contemplation. To the east, the earth rises slightly to meet the remnants of the Fineshade Motte and Bailey Castle and Abbey, where the silence is as thick as the ivy climbing the broken masonry. A short distance further, the sprawling expanse of Wakerley Great Wood presses against the horizon, its timber providing a dark, rhythmic backdrop to the lighter meadows. The light in Fineshade possesses a peculiar, silvery quality, caught between the heavy woodland and the clear, reflective surface of the nearby Blatherwycke Lake. History here is not merely recorded but felt in the uneven contours of the ground, which suggest deep, subterranean layers of human endeavour long since reclaimed by the encroaching briar. Every footfall in Fineshade resonates with the weight of centuries, a testament to a place that has exchanged the clamour of industry for the slow, persistent reclamation of the wild.
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Explore Fineshade, Northamptonshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.565022, -0.572933. 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. |