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Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands, being within the East Midlands. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warwickshire to the south-west, Staffordshire to the west, and
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See moreLeicestershire was recorded in the Domesday Book in four wapentakes: Guthlaxton, Framland, Goscote and Gartree. These later became hundreds, with the division of Goscote into West Goscote and East Goscote,
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See moreThe River Soar together with its tributaries and canalisations constitutes the principal river basin of the county, although the River Avon and River Welland through Harborough and along the county's southern boundaries are also significant. The Soar rises between
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See moreThe population of Leicestershire (excluding Leicester Unitary Authority) is 609,578 people (2001 census). The county covers an area of 2,084 km (804 sq mi). Its largest population centre is the city of Leicester, followed by the town of Loughborough.
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Engineering has long been an important part of the economy of Leicestershire. John Taylor Bellfounders continues a history of...
See moreThe full range of music is performed in the county, from early medieval, European and Asian classical music, folk, jazz, blues, rock, and pop. Download Festival, a major hard rock and metal festival, is hosted at Donington Park and 110 Above Festival takes place in the north
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See more• Centre points of the United Kingdom
• Custos Rotulorum of Leicestershire – List of keepers of the Rolls
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See morePublicly funded secondary schools in Leicestershire are comprehensive. The schools are segregated by age in some areas to ages 10–14 (middle schools), and 14–16 (upper schools) or 14–18 (upper schools which also provide sixth form education).
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See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Leicester /ˈlɛstər/ (listen) is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England.
The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National Forest. It is to the north-east of Birmingham and Coventry, south of Nottingham, and west of Peterborough.Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA licenseLeicestershire - Wikipedia
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