Wilson is a Village in the county of Leicestershire.

Wilson in Leicestershire is located 9.3 km NE from Ashby de la Zouch.

Wilson postcode: DE73 8AF

Retail in Wilson

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

Wilson is near some unmissable cities like Leicester,

Historic Monuments to visit near Wilson include The Arch of Remembrance.

The area close to Wilson boasts some of the best canals including Grand Union Canal at Leicester.

Places near Wilson feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Grand Union Canal at Leicester.

Wilson has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

Wilson has some unmissable parks nearby like Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park.

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

The area around Wilson boasts some of the best airports including Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport.

Wilson has some unmissable towns nearby like Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Melton Mowbray, and Market Harborough.

The area around Wilson features a number of interesting villages including Lavenham, Cropston, Newtown Linford, Saddington, and Rothley.

There are a number of lakes near to Wilson including Cropston Reservoir.

Wilson has some unmissable country parks nearby like Bradgate Park, and East Carlton Countryside Park.

The area around Wilson boasts some of the best ruins including Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

Wilson History

There are some historic monuments around Wilson:

• Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 340m south east of Gardens Farm
• Grace Dieu Priory with two ponds and a fishpond, Belton
• Swarkestone Bridge
• Calke Park Tunnel
• Melbourne Castle fortified manor and earlier medieval manorial remains
• Henge complex NW of Hickens Bridge
• Coal mining remains at Birch Coppice and Rough Park, 950m and 1.5km south of Smoile Farm
• Hemington Chapel
• Medieval church and cross 45m south of St George's Church
• Lock up known as The Round House, at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue
• Circular enclosure 300m north east of Forest Field
• Iron Age settlement and cursus, with other air photographic marks, SE of Aston-on-Trent
• Coal mining remains in Lount Wood
• Whitwick Castle
• Enclosure castle at Castle Donington
• Coal mining remains at The Conery, 500m south of Coleorton Hall
• Snibston Colliery
• Settlement site
• The Bulwarks (earthworks)
• Rabbit warren on Warren Hills
• Coal mining remains 600m south west of Smoile Farm
• Swarkestone Lows round barrow cemetery and part of an aggregate field system 300m north west of The Lowes Farm
• Ashby Castle and associated formal garden
• Viking barrow cemetery in Heath Wood