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.

Leicester is a great place to visit close to Wilson if you like cities.

Wilson is near some unmissable historic monuments like The Arch of Remembrance,

Canals to visit near Wilson include Grand Union Canal at Leicester.

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

The area around Wilson features a number of interesting historic buildings including Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

Wilson's best nearby parks can be found at Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park.

The area around Wilson's best shopping centres can be found at Highcross Leicester.

Airports to visit near Wilson include Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport.

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

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

There are a several good lakes in the area around Wilson like Cropston Reservoir.

The area around Wilson boasts some of the best country parks including Bradgate Park, and East Carlton Countryside Park.

Wilson has some unmissable ruins nearby like Bradgate House, and Old John Tower.

Wilson History

There are some historic monuments around Wilson:

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