Heather, Leicestershire
Coordinates: 52°41′35″N 1°25′26″W / 52.693°N 1.424°W / 52.693; -1.424
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| Population | 949 |
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| OS grid reference | SK391107 |
| District | North West Leicestershire |
| Shire county | Leicestershire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEICESTER |
| Postcode district | LE67 |
| Dialling code | 01530 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | North West Leicestershire |
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Heather (/hiːðər/) is a village west of Ibstock in North West Leicestershire, England. In the Domesday Book of 1086, its name is recorded as Hadre, meaning "the heathland".
There was an Iron Age settlement immediately North West of the village. As part of an open cast coal mining application, this was excavated in 1990. It identified a settlement from the late 2nd century BC through to early second century A.D.
Read more about Heather, Leicestershire: Coal Mining and Brickmaking, Village Life