Wilson, Leicestershire

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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 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]

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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.

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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.

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