Wilson is a Village in the county of Leicestershire.

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.

There are a number of cities near to Wilson including Leicester.

The area around Wilson's best historic monuments can be found at The Arch of Remembrance.

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

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Wilson like 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.

The area around Wilson features a number of interesting parks including Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park.

Highcross Leicester is one of Wilson's best, nearby shopping centres to visit in Wilson.

Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport are great places to visit near Wilson if you like airports.

There are a several good towns in the Wilson area like Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and Melton Mowbray.

Wilson has some unmissable villages nearby like Lavenham, Cropston, Newtown Linford, Saddington, and Rothley.

Lakes to visit near Wilson include Cropston Reservoir.

Bradgate Park is one of Wilson's best, nearby country parks to visit in Wilson.

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

Wilson History

There are some historic monuments around Wilson:

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