Earl Shilton
Earl Shilton is a Town in the county of Leicestershire.
There are great places to visit near Earl Shilton including some great cities, historic monuments, canals, hiking areas, historic buildings, parks, shopping centres, airports, towns, villages, lakes, country parks and ruins.
The area close to Earl Shilton boasts some of the best cities including Leicester.
The area close to Earl Shilton boasts some of the best historic monuments including The Arch of Remembrance.
Grand Union Canal at Leicester is a great place to visit close to Earl Shilton if you like canals.
Grand Union Canal at Leicester is a great place to visit close to Earl Shilton if you like hiking areas.
Earl Shilton has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.
Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park are great places to visit near Earl Shilton if you like parks.
There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Earl Shilton like Highcross Leicester.
Airports to visit near Earl Shilton include Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport.
There are a number of towns near Earl Shilton including Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Melton Mowbray, and Market Harborough.
There are a several good villages in the Earl Shilton area like Lavenham, Cropston, Newtown Linford, Saddington, and Rothley.
The area close to Earl Shilton boasts some of the best lakes including Cropston Reservoir.
The area around Earl Shilton features a number of interesting country parks including Bradgate Park, and East Carlton Countryside Park.
Earl Shilton has some unmissable ruins nearby like Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.
Earl Shilton History
There are some historic monuments around Earl Shilton:
Places to see near Earl Shilton
History of Earl Shilton
The Corieltauvi tribe had moved to Britain from continental Europe some time after 100 BC. They were a confederation of Belgic warriors who carved out a kingdom which stretched from the Humber to south of Leicestershire. These ancient Britons were not really a unified tribe, but a collection of like-minded peoples sharing the same outlook and way of life. The tribe generally did not rely on hill forts for their protection. It appears that the Corieltauvi were better farmers than warriors, for they lived in lowland settlements, usually beside streams, frequently surrounded, or even hidden, by areas of thick forest.
