Wigston is a Town in the county of Leicestershire.

Retail in Wigston

There are great places to visit near Wigston including some great cities, historic monuments, canals, hiking areas, historic buildings, parks, shopping centres, airports, towns, villages, lakes, country parks and ruins.

Places near Wigston feature a number of interesting cities including Leicester.

Don't miss The Arch of Remembrance's historic monuments if visiting the area around Wigston.

Grand Union Canal at Leicester is one of Wigston's best, nearby canals to visit in Wigston.

Grand Union Canal at Leicester is a great place to visit close to Wigston if you like hiking areas.

Historic Buildings to visit near Wigston include Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

Don't miss Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park's parks if visiting the area around Wigston.

Don't miss Highcross Leicester's shopping centres if visiting the area around Wigston.

Wigston's best nearby airports can be found at Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport.

Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and Melton Mowbray are some of Wigston best towns to visit near Wigston.

There are a several good villages in the Wigston area like Lavenham, Cropston, Newtown Linford, Saddington, and Rothley.

Places near Wigston feature a number of interesting lakes including Cropston Reservoir.

There are a several good country parks in the area around Wigston like Bradgate Park.

There are a several good ruins in the Wigston area like Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

Wigston History

There are some historic monuments around Wigston:

• Moated grange at Stoughton
• Churchyard cross, All Saints' churchyard
• The 'Roman' bridge, Belgrave
• Manorial site immediately south east of St Peter's Church
• Moated site at Cotes de Val, Gilmorton
• Leicester Castle and the Magazine Gateway
• Preceptory, boundary, two mounds, fishpond and dam at Beaumont Leys
• Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Lubbesthorpe medieval settlement remains at Abbey Farm
• Petlinge medieval settlement remains 170m north of Whitehouse Farm
• Petlinge medieval settlement and manorial garden remains 90m west and 160m south east of All Saints' Church
• Leicester abbey and 17th century mansion and ornamental gardens
• Deserted medieval village of Hamilton
• Jewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon church
• Churchyard cross in All Saints' churchyard
• The Raw Dykes Roman aqueduct
• Moated site with fishpond at Dunton Bassett
• Site of St John's Church, Aldeby
• Moat and hut circle at Glen Parva
• Knaptoft medieval settlement and manorial complex including church, three fishponds and windmill mound
• 'King William's' Bridge
• Moated site and fishponds south-east of St Mary's Church
• Greyfriars, Leicester
• Medieval settlement remains 300m south east and 150m north of Wistow Hall
• 'King William's' Bridge
• Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Moated site with fishponds at Evington
• Stretton Magna deserted village, two fishponds and moated site.
• The 'Roman' bridge, Aylestone
• Roman villa N of Hamilton Grounds Farm
• Moated site at New Parks, Leicester
• Enderby Mill Bridge
• Packhorse bridge