Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Harborough · Region: East Midlands
Explore Walcote, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Walcote 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 Walcote, 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 | Walcote |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Harborough |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.447557 |
| Longitude | -1.165029 |
| Place Type | Village |
Walcote emerges from the Leicestershire clay as a quiet gathering of brick and stone, marked by the slow passage of light across its low-lying fields. It lies 1.6 miles east-south-east of Lutterworth (from Lutterworth: bearing 108°T, OS grid SP 568 836). The horizon here is wide and unassuming, defined by the steady work of the seasons rather than the drama of high peaks. West-north-west of the houses, the ancient Bowl Barrow At Misterton humps the earth like a dormant beast, a silent anchor to a landscape that has forgotten its original builders. Beyond these quiet acres, the Misterton Marshes SSSI collects the rainfall of the district, holding a watery stillness that persists even when the wind scours the higher ground. Walcote retains the steady, industrious air of a place where the work of the soil has long dictated the rhythm of the day. The architecture is modest, reflecting a utilitarian history where utility and endurance were valued above ornament. In the cooling evenings, the air carries a sharp, clean scent of damp earth and cooling thatch that lingers long after the sun has slipped behind the western hills.
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Explore Walcote, 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: 52.447557, -1.165029. 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. |