Whetstone
Whetstone is a village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. It is close to Leicester, which is five miles to the north. The population at the 2011 census was 6,556.
- Village with about 7,250 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 230 feet (70 metres)
- …is also known as “Whetstone, Leicestershire”
- Description: village and civil parish in Blaby, Leicestershire, England
Places of Interest
Discover Church of St Peter and Narborough Bog.
Narborough Bog
Narborough Bog is an 8.5-hectare biological Site…
Narborough railway station
Narborough railway station serves the large village…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Littlethorpe and Narborough.
Littlethorpe
Littlethorpe is a hamlet approximately six miles south…
South Wigston
Suburb
South Wigston is a large village to the south of Leicester, England.
2 miles east of Whetstone
Whetstone
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Latitude
52.56914° or 52° 34′ 9″ north
Longitude
-1.17882° or 1° 10′ 44″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB WSO
Open location code
9C4WHR9C+MF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Whetstone” goes by many names.
WhetstoneBasque
Whetstone (Leicestershire)Basque
হোয়েটস্টোনBengali
WhetstoneCebuano
Whetstone (parokya)Cebuano
韋斯通Chinese
韦斯通Chinese
WhetstoneDutch
વેટસ્ટોનGujarati
וטסטוןHebrew
WhetstoneIrish
ウェットストーンJapanese
ವೀಟ್ಟೋನ್Kannada
헤트스톤, 레스터셔Korean
WhetstoneLadin
VetstaunasLithuanian
WhetstonePolish
УэтстоунRussian
WhetstoneSwedish
Whetstone, LeicestershireSwedish
வ்ஹீட்ஸ்டோன்Tamil
వెట్ స్టోన్,Telugu
Whetstone, LeicestershireTurkish
وہیتسٹنیUrdu
WhetstoneWelsh
Whetstone, Swydd GaerlŷrWelsh
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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Leicestershire: Highlights
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