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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
  • Breedon on the Hill
District
  • North West Leicestershire
Shire county
  • Leicestershire
Region
  • East Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDerby
Postcode districtDE73
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
  • North West Leicestershire
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52.81743°N 1.40199°W / 52.81743; -1.40199

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.


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