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Leicester is a city, unitary authority area, unparished area and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a population of 373,399 in 2022. The greater Leicester urban area had a population of 559,017 in 2021, making it the 11th most populous … See more
The name of Leicester comes from Old English. It is first recorded in Latinised form in the early ninth century as Legorensis civitatis and in Old English itself in an See more
The Office for National Statistics has defined a Leicester Urban Area (LUA); broadly the immediate Leicester conurbation, … See more
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In the 2011 census, the population of the Leicester unitary authority area was 329,839, an increase of 11.8% compared to the See moreThere are ten scheduled monuments in Leicester and thirteen Grade I listed buildings: some sites, such as Leicester Castle and … See more
On 5 May 2011, the directly elected Mayor of Leicester role came into effect after the inaugural election. This post exists in addition to that of See more
Leicester has the second largest economy in the East Midlands, after Nottingham.
Companies that have their principal offices or significant sites … See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Leicester | England, Map, Population, & Facts | Britannica