Towns & cities · East Midlands
Breedon on the Hill
Breedon on the Hill — village in Leicestershire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Breedon on the Hill is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 958 people. Address: DE73. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Leicestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.8020°, -1.3990°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Breedon on the Hill is a village and civil parish about 5 miles (8 km) 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 (3 km) south of the Derbyshire town of Melbourne. The 2001 Census recorded a parish population (including Isley and Wilson) of 958 people in 404 households. The parish includes the hamlets of Tonge 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the village and Wilson 1.3 miles (2 km) north of the village on the county boundary. The population at the 2011 census (including Isley cum Langley and Langley Priory) was 1,029 in 450 households.
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Background
History
Excavation of The Bulwarks in 1946 identified occupation between about the 1st century BC and about 1st century AD. Medieval hagiography manuscripts record four saints buried in Breedon on the Hill. They are Friduricus, donor of the Mercian royal monastery built in Breedon during the seventh century, King Eardwulf of Northumbria, and relatively unknown Anglo-Saxon Saints Beonna of Breedon and Cotta of Breedon. Breedon has a circular stone-built village lock-up and similar to the one in the nearby Worthington. It was used for detaining local drunks, and the adjoining pound for straying livestock. The lock-up and pound together comprise a Grade II listed building. Breedon Hall is an historic…
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- Coordinates
- 52.8020, -1.3990
- County
- Leicestershire
- District
- North West Leicestershire
- Parish
- Breedon on the Hill
- Postcode
- DE73
- Parliamentary constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Population
- 958
- Official site
- breedononthehill.leicestershireparishcouncils.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q769580 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Breedon on the Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Breedonchurch.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Breedon on the Hill?
- Breedon on the Hill is in Leicestershire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE73), in the parish of Breedon on the Hill.
- Is Breedon on the Hill free to visit?
- Yes, Breedon on the Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Breedon on the Hill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DE73. It sits within the North West Leicestershire parliamentary constituency.