Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Hinckley and Bosworth · Region: East Midlands
Explore Groby, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Groby 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 Groby, 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 | Groby |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Hinckley and Bosworth |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.662755 |
| Longitude | -1.224957 |
| Place Type | Village |
Groby keeps the low, rolling rhythms of the Leicestershire landscape, its character defined by the sturdy geology of its ancient earth. It lies 4.3 miles west-north-west of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 298°T, OS grid SK 525 075), and is situated north-east of Ratby village. Beneath the cooling shade of Castle Hill, the earth holds the remnants of a motte and bailey castle, where the weight of medieval stone once commanded the horizon. The light catches the glassy surface of Groby Pool, a vast, quiet expanse of water that mirrors the shifting clouds and the changing temper of the seasons. Beyond the water, the craggy, jagged edges of Groby Quarries reveal the hard, grey bones of the land, once vibrant with the industry of stone-breaking. These scars in the earth have softened over the years, becoming havens where the wind stirs through the reeds and tall grasses. Groby maintains a quiet connection to this rugged terrain, where the past is not merely remembered but felt in the stillness of the surrounding woods. Each path leading from Groby offers a sudden, sharp clarity of air, reminding the traveller that the countryside here is both functional and wild.
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Explore Groby, 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: 52.662755, -1.224957. 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. |