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 area close to Wilson boasts some of the best historic monuments including The Arch of Remembrance.

The area around Wilson's best canals can be found at Grand Union Canal at Leicester.

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

Don't miss Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower's historic buildings if visiting the area around Wilson.

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

Don't miss Highcross Leicester's shopping centres if visiting the area around Wilson.

There are a number of airports near Wilson including 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.

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

The area close to Wilson boasts some of the best lakes including Cropston Reservoir.

There are a number of country parks near Wilson including Bradgate Park, and East Carlton Countryside Park.

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

Wilson History

There are some historic monuments around Wilson:

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