Castle Donington is a market town and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, on the edge of the National Forest and close to East Midlands Airport.

[2] King's Mill, the nearby crossing on the River Trent, is mentioned in a charter issued by Æthelred the Unready in 1009 regarding the boundaries of Weston-on-Trent.

In the early 1960s local councils from Derby, Nottingham, and Leicester were seeking a suitable site to build an airport for the region.

Castle Donington has three primary schools, St Edwards, Foxbridge, and Orchard, the latter serving the majority of the children of the town.

Castle Donington College, which welcomed KS4 for the first time in 2017, takes students from ages 11–16 and is the village's only secondary school.

Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC East Midlands and ITV Central.

[6] The town is served by the local newspapers, Leicester Mercury and Derby Telegraph (formerly Castle Donington Messenger).

[citation needed] The now-defunct airline flybmi formerly had its head office at Pegasus Business Park on the airport grounds.

[13] The annual May Bank Holiday Medieval Market takes place in Borough Street and includes local stalls selling various kinds of produce and goods accompanied by dancing and music.

It was also set to be the home of the British Grand Prix from 2010 for at least 10 years,[14] but the agreement was cancelled due to financial problems.

Castle Donington Town Football Club, who won the Leicestershire County Cup in the 2005–06 season.

Castle Donington Football Club (Charter Standard) Runners up in the North Leicestershire League, Division 1 2014–15 season.