The 2001 Census recorded a parish population (including Isley and Wilson) of 958 people in 404 households.

Breedon is notable for its Carboniferous limestone hill that rises 122 metres (400 ft) above sea level in a generally low-lying landscape and affords distant views across several counties.

A large portion of the hill has been cut away by an active quarry now operated by the Breedon Group.

A recent survey found considerable evidence of occupation within the southern part of the hillfort enclosure.

Medieval hagiography manuscripts record four saints buried in Breedon on the Hill.

[10][11] Breedon has a circular stone-built village lock-up[6] with an adjoining animal pound.

[12] Breedon Hall is an historic building which was the ancestral home of the Curzon family.

[9] In 1498 members of the visiting Battenberg family took mass at the church on a number of occasions.