Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Blaby · Region: East Midlands
Explore Croft, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Croft 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 Croft, 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 | Croft |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Blaby |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.556785 |
| Longitude | -1.246428 |
| Place Type | Village |
Croft reveals its ancient geological character through the jagged, exposed faces of the local diorite quarries that have long defined the horizon. It lies 3.2 miles east-south-east of Earl Shilton (from Earl Shilton: bearing 114°T, OS grid SP 511 957), and is situated south-south-west of Huncote village. The landscape bears the heavy, enduring imprint of industrial extraction, where the deep grey stone contrasts sharply against the soft, verdant grasses of Croft Pasture SSSI. Here, the earth feels solid and unyielding, a stark departure from the fluid, meandering path of the nearby Thurlaston Brook. Sunlight catches the dust of the working landscape, casting long, angular shadows across the fields that remain untouched by the heavy machinery. Croft maintains a quiet composure, where the rhythm of the modern day is punctuated by the rhythmic, distant hum of stone processing. Beyond the perimeter of the workings, the terrain rises with a rugged, honest simplicity that rejects any attempt at ornamental softness. This enduring geography anchors Croft, binding the present to the silent, fractured history of the bedrock beneath.
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Explore Croft, 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: 52.556785, -1.246428. 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. |