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Some of the larger settlements of Leicestershire. This is a list of towns, villages, and other locations within the ceremonial county of Leicestershire , England. Contents:
If those areas have a strong city/town/village identity, for population purposes they are classed into a distinct area. Leicester in particular will include population counts from suburbs which are not within the city boundaries – but are close enough to be counted together. * – District HQ location. † – Civil parish population figure.
Leicestershire (/ ˈ l ɛ s t ər ʃ ɪər,-ʃ ər / ⓘ LEST-ər-sheer, -shər) 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.
Pages in category "Towns in Leicestershire" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ashby-de-la ...
Barwell is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, with a population of 8,750 residents in 2001, [1] increasing to 9,022 at the 2011 census. The name "Barwell" literally translates as "Stream of the Boar" and is said to originate from a boar that used to drink from the well near a brook in Barwell. [2]
Towns in Leicestershire (11 C, 17 P) V. ... Pages in category "Populated places in Leicestershire" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
To the south it borders the City of Leicester, about 20 km away from Loughborough. There is a moderately urbanised A6 corridor between the two population centres and close to the River Soar , including Quorn, Barrow-on-Soar , Mountsorrel , Birstall , Sileby , Thurmaston , Syston , Queniborough and East Goscote .
Snibston is an area and former civil parish east of Ravenstone, now in the parish of Ravenstone with Snibstone, in the North West Leicestershire district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. Originally rural, part of Snibston was transformed into a coal mining village by the opening of coal mines by the Snibston Colliery Company in the ...