Wilson, Leicestershire

Wilson, in the English county of Leicestershire, is a small hamlet just outside Melbourne, Derbyshire. Close to East Midlands Airport, Wilson retains many 'village-like' features. It has one pub, the Bulls Head. Wilson has no amenities other than a golf course, gym and swimming pool. Its name is first recorded in the 12th century as Wiuelestunia and likely came from Anglo-Saxon Wifeles tūn = "Wifel's farmstead or village".[1] In 1870-72 it had a population of 177.[2]

Wilson
Wilson
Location within Leicestershire
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDerby
Postcode districtDE73
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Governance

Wilson is part of the civil parish of Breedon on the Hill and the non-metropolitan district of North West Leicestershire.

References
  1. Eilert Ekwall (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names. Clarendon Press, 1960. p. 402. ISBN 0198691033. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WILSON". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 8 July 2020.


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