Wilson

Wilson, is a hamlet just in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. Close to East Midlands Airport, Wilson retains many 'village-like' features.

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Village
Description: village in Leicestershire, England, UK
Also known as: “Wilson, Leicestershire”

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 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 Breedon on the Hill.

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.

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.