| Official Name: | Wilson |
| Country: | England |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Shire District: | North West Leicestershire |
| Shire County: | Leicestershire |
| Constituency Westminster: | North West Leicestershire |
| Coordinates: | 52.8174°N -1.402°W |
| Post Town: | Derby |
| Postcode District: | DE73 |
| Postcode Area: | DE |
| Civil Parish: | Breedon on the Hill |
| Static Image Name: | Wilson, Leicestershire 7.jpg |
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 . It closed in June 1871.[3]
Wilson is part of the civil parish of Breedon on the Hill and the non-metropolitan district of North West Leicestershire.