Leicester
Leicester is a coastal town in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. The town lies approximately fifteen miles east of Freetown. The town has an estimated population of 18,678.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: place in Western Area, Sierra Leone
- Also known as: “Leicester Village” and “Leicester, Sierra Leone”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Stadium and Freetown Central Prison.
National Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Dorothy Voorhees, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Siaka Stevens National Stadium, commonly known informally as the National Stadium, is the national stadium of Sierra Leone, located in the capital city of Freetown. National Stadium is situated 4 km northwest of Leicester.
Freetown Central Prison
Prison
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Freetown Central Prison, commonly known as Pademba Road Prison, is a prison on Pademba Road in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The prison was built to house 220 prisoners in the pre-independence era and now holds around 2,000 prisoners.
National Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sierra Leone National Museum, previously known as the Sierra Leone Museum and the Museum of the Sierra Leone Society, is the national museum of Sierra Leone. it is located at the junction of Siaka Stevens Street and Pademba Road in central Freetown. National Museum is situated 3½ km northwest of Leicester.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tower Hill and Kissy.
Tower Hill
Suburb
Tower Hill is an affluent government and residential neighborhood in central Freetown, Sierra Leone. Tower Hill is located within the central business district in downtown Freetown. Tower Hill is situated 3 km northwest of Leicester.
Kissy
Suburb
Kissy is a neighbourhood located in the East End of the capital, Freetown, in Sierra Leone. It is known for its various health services, including the United Methodist Church Health and Maternity ward, as well as Kissy Mental Hospital. Kissy is situated 3½ km east of Leicester.
Charlotte
Hamlet
Charlotte is a mountainous village in the Rural District in the Western Area of Sierra Leone. Charlotte is located about twenty miles outside Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital. Charlotte is situated 5 km southeast of Leicester.
Leicester
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Western Area, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
8.46107° or 8° 27′ 40″ northLongitude
-13.21866° or 13° 13′ 7″ westElevation
369 metres (1,211 feet)Open location code
6CW8FQ6J+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 372654613OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
“Leicester” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Leicester, Sierra Leone”
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