Leicestershire
East Midlands region
Leicestershire is a county in the East Midlands of England, with Leicester as its principal city.
The name appears in geographic and administrative contexts: She grew up in rural Leicestershire.
The county is known for Stilton cheese production and the discovery of Richard III's remains in Leicester.
Town in Leicestershire
- National ForestUSFS-managed public land
- county townAdministrative seat of district
Baked crust with swine filling
- cricketChirping legged insect
- foxhuntingMounted canine-assisted chase
- dialectRegional language variety
- rugbyTeam sport with scrums
Diwali · multicultural · bell ringing · carillon · festivals
Leicestershire battle site
- Richard IIIFinal Yorkist king
- PlantagenetMedieval English dynasty
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
medieval · abbey · priory · Battle of Bosworth · crown · reburial · cathedral · archaeological
Rural area beyond towns
- farmingCultivating land for food
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- villageSmall rural community
- meadowsGrassland for grazing
fields · hedgerows · farmsteads · livestock · sheep · cattle · pastoral · fox hunting
Major city, two continents
- NottinghamMajor Midlands municipality
- NorthamptonEnglish Midlands market town
- WarwickEnglish place and surname
- RugbySport's origin town
Nottinghamshire · Derbyshire · Warwickshire · Northamptonshire · Rutland · Staffordshire · landlocked · regional
Hinckley
Town in Leicestershire
- National ForestUSFS-managed public land
- county townAdministrative seat of district
pork pie
Baked crust with swine filling
- cricketChirping legged insect
- foxhuntingMounted canine-assisted chase
- dialectRegional language variety
rugby · Diwali · multicultural · bell ringing · carillon · festivals
Bosworth
Leicestershire battle site
- Richard IIIFinal Yorkist king
- PlantagenetMedieval English dynasty
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
Roman · medieval · abbey · priory · Battle of Bosworth · crown · reburial · cathedral · archaeological · heritage
countryside
Rural area beyond towns
- farmingCultivating land for food
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- villageSmall rural community
meadows · fields · hedgerows · farmsteads · livestock · sheep · cattle · pastoral · fox hunting · market
Birmingham
Major city, two continents
- NottinghamMajor Midlands municipality
- NorthamptonEnglish Midlands market town
- WarwickEnglish place and surname
Rugby · Nottinghamshire · Derbyshire · Warwickshire · Northamptonshire · Rutland · Staffordshire · landlocked · regional
- UK PlacesLondon, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bath
- English countiesBerkshire, Cambridgeshire, Cornwall, Derbyshire, Devon
- English ShiresBedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire
- MidlandsBirmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Staffordshire
- UK regionsEngland, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Cornwall
- East MidlandsNottingham, Northampton, Lincoln, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
LeicestershireCity of London
London's original walled settlement
Leicester · London · Manchester · Birmingham
LeicestershireCornwall
Southwestern English peninsula county
Northumberland · Kent · Devon · Cumbria