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 a great place to visit close to Wilson if you like historic monuments.

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

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

Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower are great places to visit near Wilson if you like historic buildings.

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

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

The area around Wilson boasts some of the best airports including 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.

Villages to visit near Wilson include Lavenham, Cropston, Newtown Linford, Saddington, and Rothley.

Cropston Reservoir is one of Wilson's best, nearby lakes to visit in Wilson.

Bradgate Park, and East Carlton Countryside Park are some of Wilson best country parks to visit near Wilson.

Bradgate House, and Old John Tower are some of Wilson best ruins to visit near Wilson.

Wilson History

There are some historic monuments around Wilson:

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