Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Hinckley and Bosworth · Region: East Midlands
Explore Barwell, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Barwell 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 Barwell, 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 | Barwell |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Hinckley and Bosworth |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.566751 |
| Longitude | -1.347215 |
| Place Type | Village |
Barwell occupies a sturdy rise in the Leicestershire landscape, where the earth holds the memory of ancient hosiery looms and the quiet persistence of the boot and shoe trade. It lies 1.5 miles west-south-west of Earl Shilton (from Earl Shilton: bearing 245°T, OS grid SP 443 967), and is situated west of Elmesthorpe village. To the east, the vantage point of Red Hall Top offers a wide, pale sky that seems to wash the surrounding fields in a thin, silver light. Brick Kiln Hill rises to the south like a modest, earthen shoulder, grounding the horizon in heavy clay and shadow. The architecture of Barwell retains the brick-red sobriety of its industrial past, where rows of terraced houses watch the slow turning of the seasons. Beyond the rooftops, the ancient woods of Burbage Common provide a deep, verdant breath that softens the harder edges of the local roads. In the quiet hours of the morning, the light catches the gables of the older buildings, turning common masonry into something momentarily precious and still. Barwell remains a place where the rhythm of the modern day is punctuated by the long, grey history of the soil beneath its streets.
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Explore Barwell, 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: 52.566751, -1.347215. 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 | September 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. |