Wigston is a town within Leicestershire, England just to the south of Leicester on the A5199 road which leads to Northampton. It runs directly into Oadby to the east, with which it shares Oadby and Wigston district council, and Leicester to the north. An area known as South Wigston is actually to the west. The town is part of the Leicester Urban Area. Wigston local policing unit polices the growing residential communities of Wigston, South Wigston and Oadby. The area includes a wide range of shops, restaurants, public houses, religious centres, schools and health and leisure facilities. The area also includes some light industry. It is very near the county boundary with Warwickshire. Nearby places include Smockington, and Sharnford.

Local Attractions :
» Leicester Racecourse (1 Mile); » National Gas Museum (3 Miles); » National Space Centre (5 Miles); » Gorse Hill City Farm (5 Miles); » Harborough Museum (10 Miles); » Stanford Hall (12 Miles); » Great Central Railway (13 Miles); » Kelmarsh Hall and Gardens (14 Miles); » Bosworth Water Trust Leisure and Water Park (14 Miles); » The Manor House (14 Miles); » Snibston Discovery Park (15 Miles); » Melton Carnegie Museum (15 Miles); » Rugby School Museum (16 Miles); » Rutland County Museum (16 Miles); » Oakham Castle (16 Miles).

Near by Cities :
» Oadby (1 Mile); » Evington (2 Miles); » Kilby (2 Miles); » Aylestone (2 Miles); » Glen Parva (2 Miles); » Countesthorpe (3 Miles); » Blaby (3 Miles); » Great Glen (3 Miles); » Braunstone (3 Miles); » Whetstone (3 Miles); » Peatling Magna (3 Miles); » Leicester (3.8 miles); » Thurnby (4 Miles); » Loughborough (13.3 miles); » Melton Mowbray (15.4 miles); » Nuneaton (15.8 miles); » Uppingham (16.3 miles).

Golf courses :
» Oadby Golf Club (1 mile);   » The Leicestershire Golf Club (2 miles);   » Glen Gorse Golf Club (2 miles);   » Blaby Golf Club (3 miles);   » Enderby Golf Club (4 miles);   » Whetstone Golf Club (4 miles);   » Humberstone Heights Golf Club (5 miles);   » Scraptoft Golf Club (5 miles);   » Western Park Golf Club (5 miles).