Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Blaby · Region: East Midlands
Explore Whetstone, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whetstone 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 Whetstone, 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 | Whetstone |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Blaby |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.571327 |
| Longitude | -1.179501 |
| Place Type | Village |
Whetstone holds a steady, quiet composure upon the Leicestershire landscape, defined by the persistent hum of its industrial heritage and the patient turning of the seasons. It lies 4.7 miles south-south-west of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 204°T, OS grid SP 557 973), and is situated west-south-west of Blaby village. The architecture here speaks of a practical, industrious past, where red-brick dwellings stand in orderly rows beneath a sky often scrubbed clean by the brisk winds of the East Midlands. To the north-west, the damp, sequestered expanse of Narborough Bog SSSI offers a stark contrast to the paved thoroughfares, its tangled reeds and dark waters providing a sanctuary for the shy life that persists at the edge of human activity. Whetstone maintains a character that balances this encroaching wildness with the enduring weight of its engineering traditions. In the late afternoon, the light catches the brickwork of older cottages, casting long, sharp shadows that seem to measure the passage of time with geometric precision. A short distance away, the historic arches of Enderby Mill Bridge span the water, their weathered stone serving as a silent witness to the centuries of traffic that have flowed past this point. Such landmarks anchor the surroundings, grounding the modern pace of life in a tangible, enduring reality.
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Explore Whetstone, 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: 52.571327, -1.179501. 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. |