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.

Places near Wilson feature a number of interesting cities including Leicester.

The Arch of Remembrance is one of Wilson's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Wilson.

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

Grand Union Canal at Leicester is one of Wilson's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Wilson.

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

Don't miss Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park's parks if visiting the area around Wilson.

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

Wilson'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 great places to visit near Wilson if you like towns.

Lavenham, Cropston, Newtown Linford, Saddington, and Rothley are great places to visit near Wilson if you like villages.

Places near Wilson feature a number of interesting lakes including Cropston Reservoir.

Don't miss Bradgate Park, and East Carlton Countryside Park's country parks if visiting the area around Wilson.

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

Wilson History

There are some historic monuments around Wilson:

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