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 Anglo-Saxon Chronicle entry for 924 as Ligera … 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 Lord Mayor, which these days is a ceremonial post.
The first mayor of Leicester was a Norman knight, Peter fitz … See more

Leicester has the second largest economy in the East Midlands, after Nottingham.
Companies that have their principal offices or significant sites in … See more

Prehistory
Leicester is one of the oldest cities in England, with a history going back at least two millennia. The See more

The Office for National Statistics has defined a Leicester Urban Area (LUA); broadly the immediate Leicester conurbation, although without administrative … See more

Comparing
In the 2011 census, the population of the Leicester unitary authority area was 329,839, an increase of 11.8% compared to the See more

There are ten scheduled monuments in Leicester and thirteen Grade I listed buildings: some sites, such as Leicester Castle and … See more