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Leicestershire
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Leicestershire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warwickshire to the south-west, and Staffordshire to the west. The city of Leicester is the largest settlement and county town.
Leicestershire is a county located in the East Midlands region of England, bordered by six other counties and Rutland. The city of Leicester serves as its largest settlement and county town.
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Vinony's link graph records 4,834 inbound references to Leicestershire, and connects out to ceremonial county of England, Leicester and Domesday Book.
The entry is geolocated on the map in adm2nd, across 57 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Counties of England established in antiquity, East Midlands and Leicestershire.
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Key facts
- English county.official_name
- Leicestershire
- English county.image_caption
- Loughborough Carillon; the National Space Centre, Leicester; and the Vale of Belvoir near Ab Kettleby
- English county.locator_map
- Leicestershire UK locator map 2010.svg
- English county.map_caption
- Leicestershire within England
- English county.region
- East Midlands
- English county.established_date
- Historic
- English county.lord_lieutenant_office
- Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire
- English county.lord_lieutenant_name
- Mike Kapur
- English county.high_sheriff_office
- High Sheriff of Leicestershire
- English county.high_sheriff_name
- Stephen John Patrick Bryan
- English county.county_town
- Leicester
- English county.largest_city
- Leicester
- English county.county_council
- Leicestershire County Council
- English county.admin_hq
- County Hall, Glenfield
- English county.area_council_km2
- 2083
- English county.iso_code
- GB-LEC
- English county.gss_code
- E10000018
- English county.nuts_code
- TLF22
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- ceremonial county of England
- Named after
- Leicester
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- England
- Capital
- Leicester
- Population
- 1067121
- Area
- 2156.2339
- Shares border with
- Northamptonshire
- Official website
- www.leicestershire.gov.uk
- Image
- Leicester landmarks montage.jpg
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- IPA transcription
- /ˈlʲɛstʲəˌʃər, -ʃɪər/
- topic's main category
- Category:Leicestershire
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Leicestershire
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Leicestershire
- Commons category
- Leicestershire
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Leicestershire
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- vein
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Biomedical industries
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- Other
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- Business awards
- Statistics
- Governance
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Education
- GCSE results by district council
- Independent schools
- Further education
- Higher education
- Educational associations
- Sporting associations
- Music
- Symphony orchestras
- Amateur orchestras
- Choirs and choral societies
- Early music
- Music shops
- Media
- Towns and villages
- Places of interest
- See also
- References
- External links
Leicestershire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warwickshire to the south-west, and Staffordshire to the west. The city of Leicester is the largest settlement and county town.
The county has an area of and an estimated population of in . Leicester is in the centre of the county and is by far the largest settlement; its urban area includes the towns of Wigston and Oadby immediately to the south-east. The rest of the county is largely rural, and its settlements include the university town of Loughborough in the north, Melton Mowbray in the north-east, Hinckley in the south-west, Market Harborough in the south-east, and Coalville in the north-west. For local government purposes Leicestershire comprises a non-metropolitan county, with seven districts, and the unitary authority area of Leicester.
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