Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Blaby · Region: East Midlands
Explore Huncote, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Huncote 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 Huncote, 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 | Huncote |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Blaby |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.572038 |
| Longitude | -1.238878 |
| Place Type | Village |
Huncote reveals itself as a quiet expanse of Leicestershire earth, defined by the steady, unyielding presence of its ancient volcanic geology. It lies 3.2 miles east of Earl Shilton (from Earl Shilton: bearing 94°T, OS grid SP 516 974), and is situated north-north-east of Croft village. The landscape around Huncote carries the heavy, grey memory of industrial labour, where the earth has been carved deep by the machinery of the Croft and Huncote Quarry SSSI. Just beyond the southern perimeter, the waters of Thurlaston Brook trace a silver, rhythmic line through the low-lying fields, offering a sharp contrast to the rigid geometry of the nearby stone workings. Autumn light catches the exposed rock faces, turning the jagged crags into a mosaic of bruised purples and slate blues that seem to hold the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has dipped. Residents often walk the perimeter of the quarry, where the air tastes faintly of crushed mineral and damp loam, a stark reminder of the subterranean wealth hidden beneath the topsoil. Further west, the horizon remains open and wide, allowing the wind to sweep across the plains with an insistent, bracing clarity. Huncote maintains a modest, unassuming dignity, anchored by the enduring weight of the stone that once built the foundations of the wider county.
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Explore Huncote, 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: 52.572038, -1.238878. 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. |