Leicestershire
North West Leicestershire
Breedon on the Hill

Breedon on the Hill

Breedon on the Hill is a village and civil parish about 5 miles north of in , England. The parish adjoins the county boundary and the village is only about 2 miles south of the Derbyshire town of .
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  • Type: Village with 686 residents
  • Description: village in Leicestershire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Breedon”, “Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire”, and “Breedon-on-the-Hill”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lock Up and Pound and The Three Horseshoes Public House.

Building
Photo: Ian Calderwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a building.

Pub
Photo: the bitterman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: Robdav69, Public domain.
The Priory is the Church of England parish church of Breedon on the Hill, , England. The church has also been known as Breedon Priory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wilson and Worthington.

Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, is a hamlet just in the district of , England. Close to , retains many 'village-like' features.

Village
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in , , about 4 miles north of the town of and a similar distance north-east of the market town of .

Photo: PJMarriott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a market town and civil parish in South Derbyshire, England. It was home to Thomas Cook, founder of the eponymous travel agency, and has a street named after him.

Breedon on the Hill

Latitude
52.8014° or 52° 48′ 5″ north
Longitude
-1.40018° or 1° 24′ 1″ west
Population
686
Elevation
256 feet (78 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB OHL
Open location code
9C4WRH2X+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27044144
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2654805
Wiki­data ID
Q769580
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Welsh—“Breedon on the Hill” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Брыдан-он-вэ-Хіл”
  • Bengali: “ব্রিডন অন হিল”
  • Cebuano: “Breedon on the Hill”
  • Chinese: “丘上布利登”
  • Dutch: “Breedon on the Hill”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بريدون ون ثى هيل”
  • French: “Breedon on the Hill”
  • German: “Breedon on the Hill”
  • Gujarati: “બ્રેડન ઓન ધ હિલ”
  • Irish: “Breedon on the Hill”
  • Italian: “Breedon on the Hill”
  • Japanese: “ブリ―ドン・オン・ザ・ヒル”
  • Kannada: “ಬ್ರೀಡಾನ್ ಆನ್ ದ ಹಿಲ್”
  • Korean: “브리던 온 더 힐”
  • Ladin: “Breedon on the Hill”
  • Lithuanian: “Bredonas”
  • Persian: “بریدون آنده هیل”
  • Polish: “Breedon on the Hill”
  • Portuguese: “Breedon on the Hill”
  • Russian: “Бридон-он-ве-Хил”
  • Spanish: “Breedon on the Hill”
  • Swedish: “Breedon on the Hill”
  • Tamil: “பிரீடான் அன் தி ஹில்”
  • Telugu: “బ్రీడన్ ఆన్ ది హిల్”
  • Turkish: “Breedon on the Hill”
  • Urdu: “بریدون آن تھے ہل”
  • Welsh: “Breedon on the Hill”
  • “Breedon on the Hill”

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Highlights include Holly Bush Inn and Breedon on the Hill Post Office.

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