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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:
Leicester * 330,574 (279,921) 443,760 [5] (329,839) City of Leicester Oadby and Wigston; Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough: parts. The makeup of the Leicester area figures is shown at the Leicester Built-Up Area article. Figures in brackets are the population of the city council (Unitary Authority/UA) area. 2 Loughborough * 55,258 59,932 Charnwood
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.
The LE postcode area, also known as the Leicester postcode area, [2] is a group of 21 postcode districts in central England, within 12 post towns.These cover most of Leicestershire (including Leicester, Loughborough, Hinckley, Melton Mowbray, Coalville, Market Harborough, Ashby de la Zouch, Lutterworth, Wigston, Markfield and Ibstock) and most of Rutland (including Oakham), plus small parts of ...
East Midlands Airport in North West Leicestershire is situated in proximity to the region's largest cities; 14 miles (23 km) from the centres of Derby and Nottingham, with central Leicester being 21 miles (34 km) away and Lincoln further north east being 43 miles (69 km) away. The airport is the region's biggest public airport, used by over 4 ...
Pages in category "Towns in Leicestershire" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. ... Contact Wikipedia; Code of Conduct; Developers;
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The Melton Mowbray Town Estate [31] was founded in 1549, during the Reformation, when two townsfolk sold silver and plate sequestered from the church and bought land to be held in trust for all inhabitants. It provided early forms of education and the first street lighting, and still owns and keeps the town's parks, sports grounds and market.