Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Charnwood · Region: East Midlands
Explore Sileby, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sileby 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 Sileby, 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 | Sileby |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Charnwood |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.731891 |
| Longitude | -1.105421 |
| Place Type | Village |
Sileby marks the horizon with a quiet, industrial resilience that traces back to its foundations in the deep earth of Leicestershire. It lies 2.6 miles north-north-west of Syston (from Syston: bearing 329°T, OS grid SK 605 152), and is situated north of Cossington village. The character of Sileby remains tethered to the slow, deliberate movement of the nearby Soar Valley, where the water catches a pale, metallic light during the cooler months. Brick cottages stand with a stoic permanence, their facades occasionally catching the amber glow of a setting sun that seems to linger longer over these low-lying fields. Beyond the residential streets, the terrain rises toward the distant, rugged outline of Broad Hill, offering a sharp contrast to the flat, fertile plains that define the local geography. Railway lines slice through the landscape, a reminder of the nineteenth-century expansion that once brought coal and hosiery manufacturing to the heart of the district. Time here feels measured by the chime of church bells and the subtle seasonal shifts in the reeds along the water’s edge. Sileby retains a grounded, unpretentious air, where the weight of its working history informs every corner of the modern streetscape.
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Explore Sileby, 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: 52.731891, -1.105421. 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. |