Wilson, Leicestershire

Wilson
Wilson Location within Leicestershire
Civil parish	Breedon on the Hill
District	North West Leicestershire
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Derby
Postcode district	DE73
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	North West Leicestershire
List of places UK England Leicestershire 52°49′03″N1°24′07″W / 52.81743°N 1.40199°W / 52.81743; -1.40199

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, only a 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 railway station opened on 1 October 1869 on the Midland Railway extension of the Melbourne Line from Melbourne to Worthington. It closed in June 1871. ^[3]

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.
3. "Midland Railway. Alteration of timetables" . Derby Mercury. England. 31 May 1871. Retrieved 3 January 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

• Map sources for Wilson, Leicestershire

52°49′03″N1°24′07″W / 52.81743°N 1.40199°W / 52.81743; -1.40199