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Leicester's Cultural Quarter is an ambitious plan to drive the regeneration of a large run-down area of the city. It has delivered: a new venue for the performing arts, Curve; creative workspaces for artists and designers, LCB Depot; and a Digital Media Centre. Many creative and media businesses have
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Leicestershire food producers include Claybrooke mill, one of the very few commercially working watermills left in Britain producing a range of over 40 flours; meat from rare and minority breeds from Brockleby's; and Christmas turkey and goose from Seldom Seen Farm. Two dairies produce Red Leicester
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have been making sand cast sheet lead roofing and stained glass since 1825 working on many of England's major cathedrals and historic buildings, including Salisbury Cathedral, Windsor Castle, Westminster Abbey, Hampton Court Palace, and Chatsworth House. There were three coal mines that operated in
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Several educational associations have their head offices in Leicestershire, including the Mathematical Association, the Association of School and College Leaders, the Association for College Management, the Girls Schools Association, the National Adult School Association, the National Institute of
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is headquartered in Enderby, and the design centre for George Clothing (Asda/Walmart) is in Lutterworth. De Montfort University has, in the form of its Fashion and Contour Design course a leading design department for female underwear. It also has the only UK University courses in Footwear Design
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Leicestershire food exported abroad includes cheese from the Long Clawson dairy, which is sold in supermarkets in Canada and the United States via a network of distributors coordinated by Taunton-based company Somerdale. Belvoir Fruit Farms cordials and pressé drinks are sold on the United States
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which ended in 2004. Cheaper global competition, coupled with the 1999 slump in the UK fashion retail sector, led to the end of much of the cheaper clothing manufacturing industry. Today Leicestershire companies focus on high quality clothing and speciality textiles.
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All-natural non-alcoholic fruit cordials and pressed drinks are made by Belvoir Fruit Farms and sold in supermarkets across Britain. Swithland Spring Water is sourced from the Charnwood hills. Breweries in Leicestershire and Rutland are listed on the Leicester
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Snack Foods Ltd, Farsan, Apni Roti, and Spice n Tice. The 'Mithai' Indian sweet market is catered for by award-winning Indian restaurants – for instance the vegetable samosas approved by the Vegetarian Society sold at The Sharmilee on Belgrave Road in the
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Various markets are held across the county. Leicester Market is the largest outdoor covered marketplace in Europe and among the products on sale are fruit and vegetables sold by market stallholders, and fresh fish and meat in the Indoor Market.
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The population of Leicestershire (excluding Leicester Unitary Authority) is 609,578 people (2001 census). The county covers an area of 2,084 km (805 sq mi). Its largest population centre is the city of
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The Leicestershire County Show is held on the first Bank Holiday in May each year and includes animal showings, trade exhibitions, and show jumping. Melton Mowbray Market is an important regional livestock market.
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Stores selling sheet music and musical instruments in Leicestershire include Music Junkie Ltd, Sona Rupa (Indian), Intasound Music Ltd and MH Music (MH Music are actually in the centre of Market Harborough).
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for women whose design patterns closely follow contemporary Indian trends. The Knitting Industries' Federation continues to be based in Leicestershire. On the creative side the design centre for
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in the north and west of the county was exploited. Leicester became known for shoemaking, and with Loughborough continues to be a manufacturing centre. In agriculture the county is known for
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The annual East Midlands Food & Drink Festival held in Melton Mowbray had over 200 exhibitors and 20,000 visitors attending in 2007 making it the largest British regional food festival.
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Other local companies manufacture knitwear such as Commando Knitwear of Wigston, and others specialise in technical textiles for industrial or medical purposes. Clothing and fabric for the
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The county has an area of 2,156 km (832 sq mi) and a population of 712,300. Leicester occupies the centre of the county and is by far the largest settlement, with a
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provides apprenticeships and further education training courses in animal care, countryside, equine, fisheries, and land based service engineering, at their Brooksby campus.
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Amateur orchestras include the Leicestershire Sinfonia, Loughborough Orchestra, Charnwood Orchestra, Coalville Light Orchestra and Soar Valley Music Centre Orchestra.
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in Oadby. No comprehensives in Leicestershire LEA were rated as poor performers, unlike in some neighbouring counties. In 2007, 7,800 pupils took GCSE exams.
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of Leicestershire. These actions were reversed on 1 April 1997, when Rutland and the City of Leicester became unitary authorities. Rutland became a distinct
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have their European operation at the Meridian Business Park, although the toys are now manufactured in China and the company is owned by Margate-based
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The Leicestershire Business Awards has categories including Investing in Leicestershire, Contribution to the Community, and Entrepreneur of the Year.
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features a fox under a cinquefoil – both symbols often associated with Leicestershire. The design was officiated in July 2021 and was England's last
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plc in a £2.2 billion deal. Charles Street Buildings (Leicester) and Jelson Homes are two other successful Leicester-based property companies.
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in the southwest of the county. In 2013, the Ordnance Survey calculated that the point was on land at Lindley Hall Farm. An alternative point at
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Charnwood has the largest school population – four times the size of the Melton district. In 2007, the best-performing state school at GCSE was
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in Loughborough since the 14th century. In 1881 John Taylors cast the largest bell in Britain, "Great Paul", for St Paul's Cathedral in London.
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The full range of music is performed in the county, from early medieval, European and Asian classical music, folk, jazz, blues, rock, and pop.
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A number of UK sporting bodies have their head offices in Leicestershire, including the Institute of Sports & Recreation Management, the
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employs 170 people at its Grove Park, Enderby, HQ and has a reputation for employing graduates directly from Leicestershire Universities.
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The European Association of Trade Mark Owners, and the Point of Purchase Advertising International (POPAI) are based in Leicestershire.
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Field sports remain an important part of the rural economy of Leicestershire, with stables, kennels, and gunsmiths based in the county.
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houses four enormous steam powered beam engines built in Leicester in the 1890s in the Vulcan factory owned by Josiah Gimson, whose son
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Publicly funded secondary schools in Leicestershire are comprehensive. The schools are segregated by age in some areas to ages 10–14 (
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have their distribution centre in Ashby-de-la-Zouch as well as a snacks factory and they also have a biscuit factory in Wigston. The
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was flown from Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome after 10 years of restoration there by aerospace engineers of the Vulcan Operating Company.
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and is today a heritage breed admired. Commercial and rare breeds associated with the descendants of Bakewell's sheep include the
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group, makes sausages and pies in its Beaumont Leys factories. Samworth Brothers has operations in Leicestershire and Cornwall (
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make use of J21a of the M1 to provide warehousing, transportation, freight forwarding, garage services and LGV/HGV training.
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which is separate from the county for local government, and provides all services in its area; the City Council meets at
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in north-west Leicestershire, and is the second largest freight airport in the United Kingdom after London Heathrow.
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briefly intersect with the southern tip of Leicestershire. Many large retail companies have huge warehouses at the
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together with its tributaries and canalisations constitutes the principal river basin of the county, although the
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Leicester-based choirs include the Leicester Cathedral Choir, Leicester Bach Choir, Broom Leys Choral Society
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in Loughborough. The best schools overall at A-level were the two private single-sex schools in Loughborough,
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Leicestershire County Council consists of 55 elected members, from 52 wards. The most recent election was the
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provide automated palletised freight distribution services from their location off Junction 22 of the M1. The
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This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of the non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire and
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UK factory at Melton Mowbray produces petfood. Hand made chocolates are produced by Chocolate Perfection in
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and the headquarters of the county authority. Below the County Council, there are seven district councils,
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Leicestershire is generally a lowland county, characterised by small, rolling hills. It is bisected by the
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population of 357,000. The remainder of the county is largely rural, and the next-largest settlements are
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The Longsdale Consort perform music of the renaissance and baroque periods. Leicester Recorder Society.
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Recent Leicestershire winners of the Queen's Award for Enterprise are listed on the Lord Lieutenant's
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Some 15 major Indian food manufacturers are based in Leicester including Sara Foods, Mayur Foods,
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where its course within the county comes to an end. It continues north marking the boundary with
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border, and flows northwards, bisecting the county along its north–south axis, through 'Greater'
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in the 1080s. The county has had a relatively settled existence, however it was the site of the
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For lieutenancy purposes, Leicestershire consists of the non-metropolitan county and the
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and along the county's southern boundaries are also significant. The Soar rises between
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Leicestershire's external boundaries have changed little since the Domesday Survey. The
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Food processing in the city and county includes popular British fish and chip shop pie
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and 110 Above Festival takes place in the north west of the county near to Twycross.
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Pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical instrument manufacturing companies include
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area extending into Derbyshire and Staffordshire. The highest point of the county is
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Financial and business service companies with operations in Leicestershire include
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NHS Trust employs around 11,000 at its three hospitals in the city and county, the
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cheese in the county, Long Clawson and the Leicestershire Handmade Cheese Company.
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providing future designers for local shoemakers Shoefayre, Stead and Simpson, and
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This article is about the county. For the former parliamentary constituency, see
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Adult Continuing Education and the Headmasters & Headmistresses Conference.
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is essentially Leicestershire's east–west connection from Hinckley to Melton.
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is also a regular user of East Midlands, and the airport is a primary hub for
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Leicestershire has a long history of livestock farming which continues today.
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Engineering has long been an important part of the economy of Leicestershire.
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Regional Gross Value Added – Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
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Services – includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
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and flows north through Leicester and Loughborough before reaching the
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community is made here – for example the shop Saree Mandir sells silk
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There are prehistoric earthworks in the county, and Leicester was a
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was an influential furniture designer and architect of the English
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and kitchen towel rolls per year in its Leicestershire factories.
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have a large purpose-built facility at EMA, and courier companies
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is one mile (1.6 km) south of Castle Donington, next to the
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have associations with fox hunting, as has neighbouring Rutland.
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provides important connections to Yorkshire and London, and the
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Leicester and Leicestershire has had a traditional industry of
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Centre for Excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies
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status of Leicester city and the county status of neighbouring
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For administrative purposes, most of the county is run by the
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crisps are made in Beaumont Leys using Lincolnshire potatoes.
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The geographical centre of England is in Leicestershire, near
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who are based in Syston. Walkers Midshire Foods, part of the
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where Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Nottinghamshire meet.
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hundred. In 1087, the first recorded use of the name was as
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Official tourism website for Leicester & Leicestershire
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and proving ground. On 18 October 2007, the last airworthy
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are two of the larger orchestras based in the county. The
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Companies that have their head office in the area include
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for some 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) before joining the
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Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University
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Key stakeholders promoting economic development formed
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in the sixth century and became part of the Kingdom of
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dynasty's position as monarchs of England. During the
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with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.
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A large part of the north-west of the county, around
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Location map of Leicestershire and major towns/cities
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General Election 2019: Leicestershire & Rutland
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at the county boundary. To the west of the river is
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List of settlements in Leicestershire by population
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Leicester & Leicestershire Economic Partnership
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List of settlements in Leicestershire by population
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The schools, compared with other 2912:) or 14–18 (upper schools which also provide 1899:Institution of Occupational Safety and Health 1727:website. The county's largest beer brewer is 1267:at 278 m (912 ft), which is also a 5881:Counties of England established in antiquity 4397:Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner 2536:General Election 2024: Leicestershire & 2170:is another good source for business advice. 1673:sheep was much prized by farmers across the 754:, and the county existed at the time of the 4417:University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust 4402:List of birds of Leicestershire and Rutland 4381:Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency) 4009:Leicester New Walk Museum & Art Gallery 3077: 3062:Leicestershire has three universities, the 2456:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 2224:Industry – includes energy and construction 2221:Agriculture – includes hunting and forestry 1920: 1905:have their head offices in Leicestershire. 1711:are the three most famous contributions to 1213:, towards the south of the county near the 21:Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency) 5547: 5533: 5249: 5235: 5106: 5092: 4749:"Welcome to Leicester's hospitals website" 2987:(City of Leicester Unitary Authority 36.5) 2492:, Leicestershire is represented by eleven 1598:. There are also consultancies (including 1303:Map of Warwickshire and Leicestershire by 1275:and also to the east of the county around 746:settlement. The region was settled by the 5113: 4719:"East Midlands Food & Drink Festival" 4667:"Breeds of Livestock: Leicester Longwool" 4585:Walking the county high points of England 3163:Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra 2476:Learn how and when to remove this message 1971:Learn how and when to remove this message 1513:Learn how and when to remove this message 1363:Learn how and when to remove this message 928:, is known as the father of fox hunting. 5744:List of civil parishes in Leicestershire 5063:Leicestershire and Rutland Gardens Trust 4582: 4435: 3843:Great Central Railway (heritage railway) 3537: 3525: 3514: 3086: 2294: 2069:manufactures more than 600 million 1908: 1731:, and there are several microbreweries. 1656: 1590:(airport baggage handling systems), and 1298: 938: 4833:"Lieutenancies Act 1997, Schedule 1(3)" 3996:(Regency promenade following the Roman 5858: 4729:from the original on 23 September 2010 4308:University of Leicester Botanic Garden 3712:(Iron Age hill fort and Saxon church) 3152: 3032:colleges operating in Leicestershire; 2991: 2303:, which governs the county other than 5528: 5230: 5087: 4607: 4564:from the original on 11 November 2018 3778:Donington le Heath Manor House Museum 3552:Tourist attractions in Leicestershire 3299: 3284: 3172: 3016:(military 6th form college – mixed), 1619:Systems Engineering Innovation Centre 1543:Coalville from the 1820s until 1986. 5123: 4962:from the original on 30 January 2020 4789:from the original on 24 January 2018 4783:Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust 3023: 2490:2024 United Kingdom general election 2454:adding citations to reliable sources 2421: 1953:adding citations to reliable sources 1924: 1558:Engineering companies today include 1495:adding citations to reliable sources 1466: 1419:Some of the larger of villages are: 1345:adding citations to reliable sources 1316: 1153: 889:, converting both to administrative 827:, with the division of Goscote into 712:purposes Leicestershire comprises a 4759:from the original on 20 August 2018 4616:from the original on 12 August 2017 4365:Centre points of the United Kingdom 3057: 2928:actually hail from Blaby district. 2810:Overall Number of Seats as of 2024 1661:A field of sheep near Stoke Golding 1026:N A T I O N A L   F O R E S T 799:Leicestershire was recorded in the 398:2,083 km (804 sq mi) 286:2,156 km (832 sq mi) 13: 4883:"A new council for Leicestershire" 4825: 4370:Custos Rotulorum of Leicestershire 4322:Wigston Framework Knitters Museum 2173: 2168:Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce 906:Leicestershire County Cricket Club 904:The symbol of the county council, 685:is the largest settlement and the 14: 5892: 5022: 4610:"Experiencing the Highs and Lows" 4412:Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire 2900:List of schools in Leicestershire 2126:, Cambridge & Counties Bank, 2102:, the plant conservation charity 1901:(IOSH) based in Wigston, and the 1868:also originates from the county. 1695: 862:area, and the urban expansion of 5192: 5175: 5167: 5146: 4695:. 31 August 2010. Archived from 4349: 4333: 4323: 4315: 4300: 4295: 4285: 4275: 4265: 4260: 4250: 4240: 4230: 4220: 4215: 4199: 4189: 4179: 4169: 4159: 4149: 4144: 4134: 4124: 4119: 4105: 4095: 4085: 4075: 4042: 4021: 4011: 4001: 3986: 3976: 3966: 3956: 3951: 3941: 3936: 3921: 3911: 3901: 3890: 3880: 3870: 3865: 3855: 3845: 3835: 3830: 3815: 3800: 3785: 3780: 3770: 3760: 3750: 3745: 3735: 3718: 3713: 3702: 3687: 3677: 3667: 3657: 3652: 3642: 3637: 3627: 3622: 3612: 3596: 3591: 3581: 3571: 3561: 3500: 3486: 3472: 3453: 3447: 3433: 3419: 3405: 3382: 3368: 3354: 3340: 3328: 3314: 3291:List of places in Leicestershire 2958:GCSE results by district council 2883: 2882: 2873: 2864: 2855: 2846: 2837: 2799: 2798: 2787: 2786: 2772: 2771: 2757: 2756: 2742: 2728: 2727: 2713: 2712: 2664: 2663: 2652: 2651: 2637: 2636: 2622: 2621: 2607: 2606: 2592: 2591: 2577: 2576: 2426: 2003:also use the airport as a base. 1929: 1471: 1439:(along with Kibworth Harcourt), 1321: 1157: 1134: 1127: 1120: 1108: 1096: 1084: 1072: 1060: 1048: 1031: 1017: 1005: 984: 977: 970: 716:, with seven districts, and the 578: 493: 107: 79: 70: 59: 5821:Population of major settlements 4996: 4974: 4944: 4922: 4900: 4875: 4850: 4801: 4771: 4741: 4711: 4681: 4659: 3797:Donington Grand Prix Collection 3229:The BBC local radio station is 3002:Leicester High School for Girls 2118:Financial and business services 2087:Leicestershire is twinned with 1983:Transportation links are good. 1940:needs additional citations for 1789:cheese used in the Indian dish 1482:needs additional citations for 1332:needs additional citations for 1294: 762:in 1485, which established the 507: 501: 5264:Ceremonial counties of England 5010:. 23 July 2005. Archived from 4988:. 26 June 2006. Archived from 4723:Eastmidlandsfoodfestival.co.uk 4641:Office for National Statistics 4637:"2001 Census Data: Population" 4628: 4576: 4550: 4528: 4503: 4488:Office for National Statistics 4475: 4461:Office for National Statistics 4449: 4429: 4376:High Sheriff of Leicestershire 4372:– List of keepers of the Rolls 3200: 3192: 2978:North West Leicestershire 46.5 2874: 2865: 2856: 2847: 2838: 2743: 2207:Office for National Statistics 2023:complex near Lutterworth. The 1883:University Hospitals Leicester 1525: 653:of England. It is bordered by 1: 5193: 5147: 5043:Leicestershire County Council 4887:Leicestershire County Council 4862:Leicestershire County Council 4608:Haran, Brady (25 June 2004). 4445:. 9 March 2023. p. 4634. 4422: 3113:British Parachute Association 2406:. The City of Leicester is a 2376:Leicestershire County Council 2319:Leicestershire County Council 2301:Leicestershire County Council 2290: 2188: 1895:British Psychological Society 1871: 1427:(population 11,400 in 2004), 367:Leicestershire County Council 278:Mrs Henrietta Chubb (2023–24) 113:Leicestershire within England 5811:Parliamentary constituencies 5176: 5168: 4858:"Find your district council" 4817:. 4 May 2010. Archived from 4228:Stapleford Miniature Railway 3239:Greatest Hits Radio Midlands 3224:Waltham transmitting station 3159:Leicester Symphony Orchestra 3121:Amateur Swimming Association 3117:British Triathlon Federation 3042:South Leicestershire College 2893: 2418:Parliamentary constituencies 2156:, and British Gas Business. 1878:Healthcare in Leicestershire 1384:. Other large towns include 961: 7: 4342: 3984:Leicester Jewry Wall Museum 3650:Belgrave Hall & Gardens 3181:Choirs and choral societies 3125:British Gliding Association 3006:Loughborough Grammar School 2948:Loughborough Grammar School 2504:, but ended up losing two, 1816: 958:to have a flag registered. 899:Leicestershire Constabulary 858:has been exchanged for the 499:Districts of Leicestershire 10: 5897: 5776:Grade II* listed buildings 5053:Heraldry of Leicestershire 4753:Leicestershospitals.nhs.uk 4689:"Leicestershire Breweries" 4635:Neighbourhood Statistics. 4560:. BBC News. 14 June 2013. 4209:the National Diving Centre 4039:Lutterworth Wall Paintings 3549: 3288: 3273:in Market Harborough; and 3134: 2972:Hinckley and Bosworth 48.5 2897: 2201:) at current basic prices 2145:Pension provision company 1875: 1779:Belgrave area of Leicester 1652: 1462: 1380:, followed by the town of 1310: 792: 788: 18: 5871:Non-metropolitan counties 5844: 5753: 5639: 5626:North West Leicestershire 5593: 5581: 5570: 5274: 5121: 4986:Charnwood Borough Council 4809:"Graduates move pays off" 4187:Snibston Discovery Museum 3306: 2526:North West Leicestershire 2400:North West Leicestershire 2372:Leicester railway station 2347:North West Leicestershire 2197:(it does not include the 1594:(railway locomotives) in 1588:Whetstone, Leicestershire 879:Local Government Act 1972 795:History of Leicestershire 681:to the west. The city of 567: 525:North West Leicestershire 516: 492: 487: 471: 461: 451: 441: 433: 423: 412: 402: 394: 384: 372: 362: 355: 329: 325:508/km (1,320/sq mi) 321: 311: 300: 290: 282: 272: 260: 253: 249: 239: 218: 201: 191: 179: 165: 153: 118: 106: 53: 40: 33: 5771:Grade I listed buildings 5339:East Riding of Yorkshire 5079:English Heritage Archive 5068:Images of Leicestershire 4952:"Residencies: Leicester" 4583:Bathurst, David (2012). 4538:. BBC News. 21 July 2021 3726:Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome 3697:(former railway path to 3247:Hits Radio East Midlands 3214:The county is served by 3209: 3130: 3109:British Judo Association 3078:Educational associations 3010:Loughborough High School 2998:Leicester Grammar School 2952:Loughborough High School 2124:Alliance & Leicester 2046: 2041:Birmingham–Stansted Line 1921:Freight and distribution 1643:Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome 1553:Arts and Crafts movement 1532:John Taylor Bellfounders 1259:, forms part of the new 1221:and then to the east of 772:Leicestershire coalfield 760:Battle of Bosworth Field 4932:. BBC News. 5 July 2024 4908:"Election Results 2017" 4093:Mount St. Bernard Abbey 3579:Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal 3068:Loughborough University 3064:University of Leicester 3052:Brooksby Melton College 3028:There are four general 2339:Hinckley & Bosworth 2100:2002 marketing campaign 2095:thrived in the region. 1835:Multi Fibre Arrangement 1627:Loughborough University 1612:Loughborough University 1534:continues a history of 714:non-metropolitan county 677:to the south-west, and 634:-ər-sheer, -⁠shər 437:347/km (900/sq mi) 357:Non-metropolitan county 5073:10 August 2014 at the 5048:Wartime Leicestershire 4956:Philharmonia Orchestra 4910:. BBC News. 5 May 2017 4313:Watermead Country Park 4073:Melton Carnegie Museum 4069:(historic market town) 4063:(historic market town) 4057:(historic market town) 4031:(historic market town) 3547: 3535: 3523: 3335:Accessible open space 3322:Abbey/Priory/Cathedral 3167:Philharmonia Orchestra 3072:De Montfort University 2969:Oadby and Wigston 55.4 2518:Independent politician 2323:Leicester City Council 2307: 2205:(pp. 240–253) by 2140:PricewaterhouseCoopers 2128:Royal Bank of Scotland 2058:was bought in 2007 by 1889:, the General and the 1662: 1608:De Montfort University 1540:Norman & Underwood 1308: 952:flag of Leicestershire 947: 945:flag of Leicestershire 920:as it is known today. 835:, and the addition of 389:County Hall, Glenfield 255:Ceremonial county 5616:Hinckley and Bosworth 5594:Boroughs or districts 5115:Neighbouring counties 4392:Leicestershire Police 4103:National Space Centre 3934:Leicester Abbey ruins 3808:East Midlands Airport 3569:Abbey Pumping Station 3544:National Space Centre 3541: 3529: 3518: 3093:Institute of Swimming 3087:Sporting associations 2494:members of parliament 2392:Hinckley and Bosworth 2298: 1985:East Midlands Airport 1909:Biomedical industries 1715:from Leicestershire. 1660: 1545:Abbey Pumping Station 1302: 942: 823:. These later became 768:Industrial Revolution 555:Hinckley and Bosworth 220: • Summer ( 5847:Leicester Urban Area 5266:   → 4273:Twinlakes Theme Park 4142:Newark Houses Museum 3929:Leicester Abbey Park 3675:Bosworth Battlefield 3610:The Battlefield Line 3348:Amusement/Theme Park 3275:Cross Counties Radio 3243:Smooth East Midlands 3038:Loughborough College 2450:improve this section 2299:The coat of arms of 2060:Barratt Developments 1949:improve this article 1799:Wegmans Food Markets 1604:Leicester University 1564:Noble Automotive Ltd 1491:improve this article 1341:improve this article 1287:flowing through the 512:County council area 262:Lord Lieutenant 5781:Scheduled monuments 5642:(cities in italics) 5582:Unitary authorities 5262:←    4248:Swithland Reservoir 4113:The National Forest 3974:Leicester Guildhall 3964:Leicester Cathedral 3909:Kirby Muxloe Castle 3900:(Roman settlement) 3823:Fosse Shopping Park 3734:Iron Age Hill Fort 3695:Brampton Valley Way 3399:Forestry Commission 3231:BBC Radio Leicester 3153:Symphony orchestras 2992:Independent schools 2926:Harborough district 2922:Lutterworth College 2811: 2676: 2540: 2412:Leicester Town Hall 2351:Oadby & Wigston 2132:State Bank of India 1576:Triumph Motorcycles 720:area of Leicester. 673:to the south-east, 639:County of Leicester 168:Constituent country 134: /  5364:Greater Manchester 4837:Legislation.gov.uk 4515:www.britannica.com 4442:The London Gazette 4293:Ulverscroft Priory 4035:Lutterworth Church 3994:Leicester New Walk 3813:Eyebrook Reservoir 3728:and proving ground 3548: 3536: 3524: 3300:Places of interest 3285:Towns and villages 3173:Amateur orchestras 3137:Music in Leicester 3097:Volleyball England 3046:Stephenson College 2809: 2674: 2535: 2358:May 2017 elections 2308: 2015:, and part of the 1671:Leicester Longwool 1663: 1625:are both based at 1437:Kibworth Beauchamp 1309: 1305:Christopher Saxton 1229:in the Borough of 1169:. 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Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
Non-metropolitan
ceremonial county



Belvoir Castle
Carillon Tower
River Soar
Leicestershire within England
52°39′22″N 1°11′24″W / 52.656°N 1.19°W / 52.656; -1.19
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Constituent country
England
Region
East Midlands
Historic
Time zone
UTC+0
GMT
DST
UTC+1
BST
10 MPs
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant
Mike Kapur
High Sheriff
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