Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Charnwood · Region: East Midlands
Explore Cropston, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cropston 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 Cropston, 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 | Cropston |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Charnwood |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.692694 |
| Longitude | -1.182555 |
| Place Type | Village |
Cropston emerges from the Leicestershire landscape as a collection of stone and brick dwellings that mirror the rhythmic folding of the surrounding Charnwood hills. It lies 4.6 miles north-north-west of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 333°T, OS grid SK 553 108), and is situated west of Thurcaston village. The light here catches the grey slate roofs with a singular clarity, reflecting the presence of the nearby Cropston Reservoir, which holds the sky in a mirror of cool, still water. Ancient woodland borders the periphery, where the expansive Bradgate Park offers a rugged contrast to the manicured order of private gardens. The ground slopes with a geological patience, guiding the eye toward the damp, verdant hollows that define this part of the East Midlands. Centuries of agricultural toil have smoothed the local terrain into a gentle, rolling composition of hedgerows and pasture. Cropston maintains a quiet composure, its character defined by the slow movement of the seasons rather than the haste of the modern world.
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Explore Cropston, 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: 52.692694, -1.182555. 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. |