Leicestershire

Leicestershire is a county in the region of . Its traditional capital is the county city of .
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  • County with about 1,130,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 370 feet (110 metres)
  • …is abbreviated as “LEC”
  • Also known as
    “County of Leicestershire”
    “Leicester”

Places of Interest

Highlights include All Saints Church, Beeby and Church of All Saints.
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All Saints Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of , , England.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leicester and North Evington.
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Leicestershire

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Latitude
52.6667° or 52° 40′ north
Longitude
-1° or 1° west
UN/LOCODE
GB LCS
Open location code
9C4XM282+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 302324104
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
2644667

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”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Watson’s Spinney and Keyham Church Yard.

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