Breedon on the Hill
Breedon on the Hill is a locality in North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England. Breedon on the Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Tonge, as well as near the village Wilson.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Donington Park and Melbourne Hall.
Donington Park
Sports venue
Photo: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Donington Park is a motorsport circuit located near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England. The circuit business is now owned by Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision organisation, and the surrounding Donington Park Estate, still owned by the Wheatcroft family, is currently under lease by MotorSport Vision until 2038.
Melbourne Hall
Manor estate
Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Melbourne Hall is a Georgian style country house in Melbourne, Derbyshire, previously owned by the 2nd Viscount Melbourne, British Prime Minister from 1835 to 1841.
Church of St Mary and St Hardulph
Church
Photo: Robdav69, Public domain.
The Priory Church of St Mary and St Hardulph is the Church of England parish church of Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, England. The church has also been known as Breedon Priory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Melbourne and Castle Donington.
Melbourne
Photo: PJMarriott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Melbourne 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.
Castle Donington
Photo: Pyrope, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle Donington is a market village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, on the edge of the National Forest and close to East Midlands Airport.
Breedon on the Hill
Village
Photo: Robdav69, Public domain.
Breedon on the Hill is a village and civil parish about 5 miles north of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in North West Leicestershire, England. The parish adjoins the Derbyshire county boundary and the village is only about 2 miles south of the Derbyshire town of Melbourne.
Breedon on the Hill
- Type: Locality
- Location: North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.8043° or 52° 48′ 16″ northLongitude
-1.3887° or 1° 23′ 19″ westElevation
217 feet (66 metres)Open location code
9C4WRJ36+PGGeoNames ID
7293882
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