Hemington is a Village in the county of Leicestershire.

Hemington postcode: DE74 2TJ

Retail in Hemington

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

Cities to visit near Hemington include Leicester.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Hemington like The Arch of Remembrance.

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

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

There are a several good historic buildings in the Hemington area like Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

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

The area close to Hemington boasts some of the best shopping centres including Highcross Leicester.

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

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

Hemington's best nearby villages can be found at Lavenham, Cropston, Newtown Linford, Saddington, and Rothley.

Don't miss Cropston Reservoir's lakes if visiting the area around Hemington.

Country Parks to visit near Hemington include Bradgate Park, and East Carlton Countryside Park.

Bradgate House, and Old John Tower are great places to visit near Hemington if you like ruins.

Hemington History

There are some historic monuments around Hemington:

• Fishponds 90m south east St Mary's Church
• Cistercian abbey and mansion, with fishpond and mound at Garendon
• All Saints' Church, Dishley
• Dale Abbey
• Anglian high cross in the churchyard of St Helen's Church
• Medieval settlement remains immediately east of The Wymeshead
• Coal mining remains at Birch Coppice and Rough Park, 950m and 1.5km south of Smoile Farm
• Moated site with fishpond at Long Whatton
• The Bulwarks (earthworks)
• Lock up and pinfold
• Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 340m south east of Gardens Farm
• Iron Age settlement and cursus, with other air photographic marks, SE of Aston-on-Trent
• Roman site on Red Hill
• Anglo-Scandinavian high cross shaft in the churchyard of St Werburgh's Church, Spondon
• Grace Dieu Priory with two ponds and a fishpond, Belton
• Hermitage 170m south east of All Saints Church
• Village cross at junction of Church Street and Cross Street
• Hemington Chapel
• Circular enclosure 300m north east of Forest Field
• Melbourne Castle fortified manor and earlier medieval manorial remains
• Coal mining remains 600m south west of Smoile Farm
• Roman villa and enclosures N of Ratcliffe Lane
• Henge complex NW of Hickens Bridge
• Moated site with fishpond and flood banks at Long Whatton
• Site revealed by aerial photography, SE of Dunster Barn
• Enclosure castle at Castle Donington
• Settlement site
• Roman fort 200yds (182m) E of All Saints' Church
• Moated site SE of Sawley Locks
• Lock up known as The Round House, at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue