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This is a list of towns, villages, and other locations within the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England. A. Ab Kettleby ...
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 town is about 15 miles (24.1 km) south of Leicester via the A6, 17 miles (27.4 km) north of Northampton via the A508 and 10 miles (16.1 km) northwest of Kettering. The town is near the A14 road running from the M1/M6 motorway Catthorpe Interchange to Felixstowe. The M1 is about 11 miles (17.7 km) west via the A4304 road.
Coalville is a town in the district of North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. In 2011, it had a population of 34,575. [1] [2] It lies on the A511 between Leicester and Burton upon Trent, close to junction 22 of the M1 motorway where the A511 meets the A50 between Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Leicester.
Melton has thus been a market town for over 1,000 years. Recorded as Leicestershire's only market in the 1086 Domesday Survey, it is the third oldest market in England. Tuesday has been market day since royal approval was given in 1324. The market was founded with tolls before 1077.
Roman Leicester Map (1722) The Jewry Wall, remains of the Roman baths Ratae Corieltauvorum or simply Ratae was a town in the Roman province of Britannia . Today it is known as Leicester , located in the English county of Leicestershire .
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 ...