Donington-le-Heath is a historic settlement lying just over a mile away from the centre of Coalville

Coalville

Coalville is a town in North West Leicestershire, England, with a population estimated in 2003 to be almost 33,000. It is situated on the A511 trunk road between Leicester and Burton upon Trent, close to junction 22 of the M1 motorway where the A511 meets the A50 between Ashby-de-la-Zouch and...

 in North West Leicestershire

Leicestershire

Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...

 and merges with the adjacent village of Hugglescote

Hugglescote

Hugglescote is a village in North West Leicestershire, England. It formerly formed a civil parish with the adjacent settlement of Donington le Heath, though this was dissolved in 1936, when the area joined the urban district of Coalville...

 (until 1936 Hugglescote and Donington formed one parish).

As early as 1220 , Donington-le-Heath and Hugglescote both had small chapelries, which came under the jurisdiction of the church at Ibstock

Ibstock

Ibstock is a village and civil parish about south of Coalville in North West Leicestershire, England. The village is on the A447 road Between Coalville and Hinckley....

. By the eighteenth century however, these buildings were practically in ruins and Saint Peter's Donington was demolished circa 1770 and was never replaced.

The land in the township was enclosed in 1774 and in 1945 this estate was sold by Brig. C. L. O. Tayleur.

Donington-le-Heath Manor House

Donington le Heath Manor House Museum

Donington le Heath Manor House Museum is a surviving example of a family home built around seven hundred years ago in Donington le Heath, near the town of Coalville, Leicestershire....

, built around 1280, is one of the oldest surviving houses in England. It has also been established that the building sits on Anglo Saxon foundations, suggesting that an even earlier structure occupied the site: it has a hall facing south and two wings on the north side and a moat. There are some alterations made in the 17th century, including some of the windows and the ground floor entrance.
The building has been renovated by Leicestershire County Council and is now a museum open to the public.

Donington-le-Heath has one public house, The Corner Pin, located on The Green.