Knighton Leicestershire Map
Traditional county: Leicestershire · Unitary authority: City of Leicester · Region: East Midlands
Explore Knighton, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Knighton 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.
Interactive Map of Knighton, Leicestershire
How to Use This Knighton, Leicestershire Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Knighton, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Leicestershire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Knighton and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Knighton |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| Unitary Authority | City of Leicester |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.608034 |
| Longitude | -1.112333 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
About Knighton
Knighton, a verdant parish within Leicestershire, offers a tranquil aspect of East Midlands life. It lies 3.2 km south-south-east of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 153°T, OS grid SK 602 015). The land here, gently rolling and often touched by a soft, diffused light, presents a pleasing agrarian character, where fields of ripening grain might catch the afternoon sun in a fleeting golden embrace. Long before it became a favoured residential haven for those connected to the nearby city, Knighton was shaped by the quiet industry of its soil, its history etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring patterns of cultivation. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a faint, earthy scent, mingling with the distant hum of suburban life, a subtle counterpoint to the rustle of leaves in the mature trees that line its lanes.
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About This Knighton Map Page
Explore Knighton, 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: 52.608034, -1.112333. 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 | August 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. |
