Leicestershire

Leicestershire county
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Country	United Kingdom
Part of the country	England
region	East Midlands
status	Ceremonial and Administrative County
First mention	1087 (as Laegrecastrescir )
Ceremonial county
surface	2,156 km²
Residents	1,053,486
was standing	June 30, 2018
Administrative county
Administrative authority	Leicestershire County Council
Administrative headquarters	Glenfield
ISO-3166-2	GB-LEC
surface	2,083 km²
Residents	698.268
was standing	June 30, 2018
ONS code	31
GSS code	E10000018
NUTS code	UKF22 (with Rutland )
Website	www.leics.gov.uk
	Districts / Unitary Authorities;
	Charnwood; Melton; Harborough; Oadby and Wigston; Blaby; Hinckley and Bosworth; North West Leicestershire; Leicester;

Leicestershire [ ˈlɛstəʃ (ɪ) ə ] is a county in central England . The county is named after its administrative center, the city of Leicester . The county borders on the Unitary Authority of Leicester and the counties of Lincolnshire , Rutland , Northamptonshire , Warwickshire , Staffordshire , Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire . Much of the National Forest is part of the county. Without the city of Leicester, the population is 648,700 inhabitants (2010), who live in an area of 2083 km².

The county is divided into two almost equal parts by the River Soar , which flows northward into the River Trent . It separates east and west by a wide valley and flows through historic Leicester in the heart of the county. The capital flourished in Roman times and is one of the oldest cities in England. At Bosworth Field, one of the fateful battles that changed the course of English history took place.

history

The Hallaton hoard is evidence of settlement in the Iron Age .

According to the Domesday Book , a census initiated by William the Conqueror in the 11th century, Leicestershire filled four wapentakes (hundreds): Guthlaxton , Framland , Goscote and Gartree . Since then, the county's borders have changed little. In 1974 the county of Rutland was attached to Leicestershire through a territorial reform . In 1996 this reform was repealed.

Cities and Towns in Leicestershire

Anstey , Arnesby , Ashby-de-la-Zouch , Ashby Magna , Aston Flamville
Barrow-on-Soar , Barwell , Birstall , Blaby , Bottesford , Breedon on the Hill , Broughton Astley , Burbage , Bushby
Cadeby , Coalville , Countesthorpe , Croft
Desford , Donisthorpe
Earl Shilton , East Norton , Edith Weston , Enderby
Gaddesby , Glenfield
Hallaton , Hinckley , Horninghold , Husbands Bosworth
Ibstock
Kegworth , Kirby Muxloe
Little Dalby , Loughborough , Lutterworth
Market Bosworth , Market Harborough , Measham , Melton Mowbray , Moira , Mountsorrel
Newton Harcourt , Newtown Linford , Normanton
Oadby
Peatling Parva
Queniborough , Quorn
Rothley
Shackerstone , Shearsby , Sheepy Magna , Sheepy Parva , Shepshed , Sileby , Stoney Stanton , Sutton Cheney , Swinford , Syston
Thurmaston , Thurnby , Twycross
Waltham-on-the-Wolds , Whitwick , Walton , Wigston , Woodhouse Eaves

Attractions

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Mid 2018 Estimates of the population for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

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[ONS-1] A ^b Mid 2018 Estimates of the population for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland