Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Oadby and Wigston · Region: East Midlands
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| Place | Wigston Harcourt |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Oadby and Wigston |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.575244 |
| Longitude | -1.098770 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Wigston Harcourt presents a quiet dignity, a suburb where the past whispers in the brickwork of older houses. It lies 6.9 km south-south-east of Leicester (from Leicester: bearing 160°T, OS grid SP 611 978), and is situated north-north-west of Kilby village. The gentle slope of the land here, subtle as a sigh, allows the afternoon sun to linger, casting long, soft shadows across the neat gardens and the pale stone of St. Wistan's Church, its spire a familiar landmark against the often-grey English sky. Though now primarily a residential area, Wigston Harcourt's roots are agricultural, and echoes of that connection can still be felt in the open fields that border its eastern edge, a reminder of the land's enduring generosity. The air, especially on a spring morning, carries a faint, clean scent, a blend of damp earth and burgeoning blossom, a testament to the persistent life that thrives here.
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Explore Wigston Harcourt, 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: 52.575244, -1.098770. 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. |