Leicestershire

Leicestershire is a county in the region of . Its traditional capital is the county city of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include All Saints Church, Beeby and Church of All Saints.

Church
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of , , England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Church
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leicester and North Evington.

Photo: zaphad1, CC BY 2.0.
is the largest city and county town of in the East Midlands of England. With a population of 388,000 in 2024, it's industrial, with a heritage spanning from Roman times to the Space Age.

Suburb
is an area, suburb, electoral ward and administrative division of the city of , in the ceremonial county of , England.

Village
Photo: Wesley Trevor Johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large village and civil parish within the Charnwood borough of , England. It is three miles north of city centre and is part of the wider Leicester Urban Area.

Leicestershire

Latitude
52.6667° or 52° 40′ north
Longitude
-1° or 1° west
Population
1,130,000
Elevation
367 feet (112 metres)
Abbreviation
“LEC”
United Nations Location Code
GB LCS
Open location code
9C4XM282+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 302324104
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
2644667
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Leicestershire” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ليسترشير”
  • Belarusian: “Графства Лестэршыр”
  • Bulgarian: “Лестършър”
  • Chinese: “莱斯特郡”
  • French: “Leicestershire”
  • German: “Leicestershire”
  • Hebrew: “לסטרשייר”
  • Hindi: “लेस्टरशायर”
  • Japanese: “レスターシャー”
  • Korean: “레스터셔 주”
  • Latin: “Leicestriensis comitatus”
  • Latvian: “Lesteršīra”
  • Lithuanian: “Lesteršyras”
  • Marathi: “लेस्टरशायर”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Lægreceastrescīr”
  • Persian: “لسترشر”
  • Portuguese: “Leicestershire”
  • Russian: “Лестершир”
  • Serbian: “Лестершир”
  • Spanish: “Leicestershire”
  • Thai: “เลสเตอร์เชอร์”
  • Ukrainian: “Лестершир”
  • Urdu: “لیسٹرشائر”
  • Welsh: “Swydd Gaerlŷr”
  • Western Panjabi: “لیسسٹرشائر”
  • Yiddish: “לעסטערשיר”
  • Yue Chinese: “里斯特郡”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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