Breedon on the Hill

Breedon on the Hill
Priory church of St. Mary & St. Hardulph
Breedon on the Hill is located in Leicestershire
Breedon on the Hill
Breedon on the Hill
Location within Leicestershire
Population958 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSK4022
Civil parish
  • Breedon on the Hill
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDerby
Postcode districtDE73
Dialling code01332
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
WebsiteBreedon on the Hill parish council
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°48′07″N 1°23′56″W / 52.802°N 1.399°W / 52.802; -1.399

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.[2] 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.

  1. ^ "Area selected: North West Leicestershire (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Leicestershire County Council: 2001 Census". Archived from the original on 13 January 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2006.