Leicestershire
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.
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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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- English county.official_name
- Leicestershire
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- Loughborough Carillon; the National Space Centre, Leicester; and the Vale of Belvoir near Ab Kettleby
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- Leicestershire UK locator map 2010.svg
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- 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
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- GCSE results by district council
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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.
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.