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Leicestershire

Also known as Leicestershire, England

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
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
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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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