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Leicester (pronounced [ˈlɛstə]) is the largest city in the East Midlands of England. It is the traditional county town of Leicestershire, and since 1997 has been a self-governing unitary authority. One of the administrative counties of England File links The following pages link to this file: Leicester Wikipedia:WikiProject UK subdivisions Categories: GFDL images ... Historically, city status was associated with the presence of a cathedral, such as York Minster. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ... Leicestershire (IPA: , abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ... This is a list of districts of England ordered by area. ... To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 10 kmÂ² (1000 hectares) and 100 kmÂ² (10,000 hectares). ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... In physics, Density is defined as mass m per unit volume V. Mathematically, it is expressed as where, in SI units: Ï (rho) is the density of the substance, measured in kg m-3 m is the mass of the substance, measured in kg v is the volume of the substance... This is a list of districts of England ordered by population. ... The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... Patricia Hope Hewitt M.P. (born 22 December 1948) British politician. ... Sir Peter Alfred Soulsby (born December 27, 1948, Bishop Auckland) is a British Labour Party politician. ... Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz, known simply as Keith Vaz (born November 26, 1956), is a British Labour party politician and Member of Parliament for Leicester East. ... This chart shows concisely the most common way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is applied to represent the English language. ... The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 kmÂ² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ... The British Isles are divided into the following traditional counties (also vice counties or historic counties). ... A county town is the capital of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom. ... Leicestershire (IPA: , abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ...

Geography

It lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the English National Forest. In 2004, the population of the city proper was estimated at 285,100, with 441,213 living in the urban area. It is currently, by population, the 10th largest city in England and the 13th largest in the UK. The river in Leicester The River Soar is a tributary of the River Trent in the English East Midlands. ... The National Forest, which covers an area of 520 km² of Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire, is described as a forest in the making. It stretches from Leicester in the east to Burton-upon-Trent in the west, and links the ancient forests of Needwood and Charnwood. ... The Leicester Urban Area is a conurbation based around the city of Leicester in Leicestershire, England. ...

The urban area extends beyond the boundaries of the city proper to include the satellite towns of Oadby, Wigston, Braunstone Town, Birstall, Glenfield, Blaby, Thurmaston, Syston and Leicester Forest East. A number of these towns are in fact closely integrated suburbs of the city itself, especially Glenfield and Braunstone. For areas within the city, see Areas of Leicester. In terms of population within the city limits it is the largest in the East Midlands. Location within the British Isles Oadby is an unincorporated town in Leicestershire, England, within the district of Oadby and Wigston. ... Wigston (or more properly Wigston Magna to distinguish it from the nearby Wigston Parva), is a town in Leicestershire, just to the south of Leicester. ... Braunstone is a civil parish in the district of Blaby in Leicestershire, now known as the Town of Braunstone. ... Birstall is a large village north of Leicester in Leicestershire, England. ... Location within the British Isles A view of part of Glenfield from the 6th floor of the Leicestershire County Council County Hall, looking towards Bradgate Park. ... Blaby is a village in central Leicestershire, England, some five miles south of Leicester city centre and with a population of around 6,240 (2001 figures). ... Thurmaston is a village in the north of Leicestershire in the United Kingdom. ... Map sources for Syston at grid reference SK625115 Syston is a town in the English county of Leicestershire. ... Leicester Forest East or LFE is a settlement in Leicestershire, west of Leicester, straddling the M1 motorway. ...

Character

The city is next to the M1 motorway, and is on the Midland Main Line from London to Sheffield, Nottingham and Leeds. High-speed trains operated by Midland Mainline can reach London in just over an hour. It is also served by rail lines to Birmingham via Nuneaton, and to Peterborough. Download high resolution version (1000x723, 243 KB)Leicester city centre from Gallowtree Gate. ... Download high resolution version (1000x723, 243 KB)Leicester city centre from Gallowtree Gate. ... The M1 is a major north-south motorway in England connecting London to Yorkshire, where it joins the A1(M) near Wetherby. ... The Midland Main Line is a main railway line in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... St Pancras station is a railway station in north central London, England, between the new British Library building to its west and Kings Cross station to its east. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ... Midland Mainline (MML) is a British train operating company owned by the National Express Group, created after the privatisation of British Rail. ... This article is about the city in England. ... Nuneaton Town Centre. ... The City of Peterborough is a cathedral city and Unitary Authority in the East of England. ...

Major industries in Leicester today include food processing, hosiery, footwear, knitwear, engineering, electronics, printing and plastics.

The city centre is mainly Victorian with some later developments, which have usually been integrated in smoothly. The heart of the city centre is the Clock Tower, which is at the intersection of five routes into the city - High Street, Churchgate, Belgrave Gate, Humberstone Gate, and Gallowtree Gate. Today, the latter two are pedestrianised, and vehicles are restricted on the others. Download high resolution version (407x999, 131 KB)Leicester clock tower. ... Download high resolution version (407x999, 131 KB)Leicester clock tower. ... The Shires, as seen from near the Clock Tower, seen to the right. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Ascension to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian Era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...

Leicester City Centre is home to the Haymarket and the Shires (soon to be renamed Highcross Quarter) shopping centres, both of which face the Clock Tower. Leicester Market, Europe's largest covered market, is nearby. The historic core of the city lies slightly to the west, and monuments here include the Castle, the Anglican cathedral of St Martin, the medieval churches of St Mary de Castro and St. Nicholas, the Guildhall and the Jewry Wall. The Shires, as seen from near the Clock Tower, seen to the right. ... The Haymarket is a shopping centre in the city centre of Leicester, England. ... The Shires is a shopping centre in Leicester, England. ... Leicester Market is a large market in Leicester, England, on Market Place just south of the clock tower. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Anglican, Catholic and some Lutheran churches, which serves as the central church of a diocese, and thus as a bishops seat. ... Leicester Cathedral, or St Martins Church is an Anglican cathedral in the English city of Leicester, and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester. ... St Mary de Castro (meaning St Mary of the Castle) is an ancient church in Leicester, England, near to Leicester Castle. ... St Nicholas Church is an Anglican parish church, and the oldest place of worship, in Leicester, England. ... Leicesters Guildhall is a very old timber framed building, that once acted as the town hall for the city. ... The wall The ruins of the baths The Jewry Wall in Leicester, England is the remaining wall of the public baths of Roman Leicester along with foundations of the baths, which are laid out in front of the wall. ...

It is set to become a major city with many developments on the horizon implemented by the Leicester Regeneration Company including the £51 million Leicester Performing Arts Centre designed by Rafael Viñoly. Rafael ViÃ±oly, a world-famous architect, was born in 1944 in Uruguay. ...

In 1990, Leicester was designated the UK's first Environment City, and won the European Sustainable City Award in 1996.

Leicester has a large ethnic minority population, mainly from the Indian subcontinent. There are many Hindu mandirs, Sikh gurdwaras and Muslim mosques around the city, mostly converted from existing buildings. The Jain Temple in Leicester is near the city centre (The Jain Centre). The area around Belgrave Road is known as the Golden Mile, and contains many Indian restaurants, jewellery shops, and other shops catering to the large Asian community in the neighbourhood. Many people travel to the area specifically for the restaurants, which serve authentic Indian cuisine. The annual Diwali celebrations are also held here and at the nearby Abbey Park, and are the biggest outside of India. There are also many of Afro-Caribbean descent (mainly from Antigua & Barbuda, Montserrat and Jamaica), the community being centred around Highfields to the south-east of the city centre, and Leicester plays host to the second largest Caribbean Carnival in the UK after Notting Hill. While some wards in the north-east of the city are more than 70% Asian, wards in the west and south are all over 70% white. The city is set to become the first major urban area in the UK with a non-white ethnic majority population, by the time of the next census in 2011. This article is about the concept of a minority. ... Satellite image of the Indian subcontinent Map of South Asia (see note) This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia. ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... // A Hindu temple is a house of worship for the followers of Hinduism. ... A Sikh (IPA: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is an adherent of Sikhism. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A Muslim (Arabic: Ù…Ø³Ù„Ù…, Turkish: MÃ¼slÃ¼man, Persian and Urdu: Ù…Ø³Ù„Ù…Ø§Ù†, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ... A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... JAIN is an activity within the Java Community Process, developing APIs for the creation of telephony (voice and data) services. ... The Golden Mile is a name given to a stretch of Belgrave Road in Leicester, United Kingdom. ... Indian cuisine is distinguished by its sophisticated use of spices and herbs and the influence of the longstanding and widespread practice of vegetarianism in Indian society. ... Diwali, also called Deepavali, is a major Hindu festival that is very significant in Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism. ... Antigua and Barbuda is an island nation located in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. ... Highfields is an inner city area of Leicester, England. ... Leicester Caribbean Carnival is an annual event, held in early August in Leicester, England. ... For the film, see Notting Hill (film). ...

History

According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, a mythical king of the Britons King Leir founded the city of Kaerleir (Leicester). He was supposedly buried by Queen Cordelia in a chamber beneath the River Soar near the city dedicated to the Roman god Janus, and every year people celebrated his feast-day near Leir's tomb. William Shakespeare's King Lear is loosely based on this story. Wikisource has original text related to this article: Geoffrey of Monmouth Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. ... King Leir is an anonymous Elizabethan play published in 1605 but believed to have been written before 1594. ... Queen Cordelia was a legendary queen of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. ... The river in Leicester The River Soar is a tributary of the River Trent in the English East Midlands. ... Janus may refer to: Janus (mythology), the two-faced god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings, and endings in Roman mythology Janus (moon), a moon of Saturn Janus Patera, a shallow volcanic crater on Io, a moon of Jupiter Janus (simulation), a military combat simulation first developed in the late 1970s... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Title page of the first quarto edition, published in 1608 King Lear is generally regarded as one of William Shakespeares greatest tragedies. ...

Roman

Leicester is one of the oldest cities in England, with a history going back 2000 years. The city of Leicester was first known as Ratae Coritanorum and was inhabited by the Corieltauvi tribe. The Corieltauvi were a Celtic tribe and Leicester was the capital of a territory of what is now known as the East Midlands. Download high resolution version (950x713, 250 KB)The remains of the Roman public baths in Leicester, England, at the site of Jewry Wall. ... Download high resolution version (950x713, 250 KB)The remains of the Roman public baths in Leicester, England, at the site of Jewry Wall. ... The wall The ruins of the baths The Jewry Wall in Leicester, England is the remaining wall of the public baths of Roman Leicester along with foundations of the baths, which are laid out in front of the wall. ... Ratae Corieltauvorum was a town in the Roman province of Britannia. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 kmÂ² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ... The Coritani, or Corieltauvi, were one of the Celtic tribes living in the British Islands, previous to the Roman invasion of Britain. ... Celts redirects here. ...

The Roman city of Ratae Corieltauvorum was founded around AD 50 as a military settlement upon the Fosse Way Roman road. After the military departure, Ratae Corieltauvorum grew into an important trading and one of the largest towns in Roman Britain. The remains of the baths of Roman Leicester can be seen at the Jewry Wall and other Roman artefacts are displayed in the Jewry Wall Museum adjacent to the site. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ratae Corieltauvorum was a town in the Roman province of Britannia. ... [edit] Events [edit] By place [edit] Roman Empire Londinium is founded by the Romans, taking over as capital of the local Roman province, from Colchester (approximate date) Roman Emperor Claudius appoints Agrippa II governor of Chalcis. ... The Fosse Way was a Roman road in England which linked Exeter (Isca Dumnoniorum) in South West England, to Lincoln (Lindum) in the East Midlands, via Bath (Aquae Sulis), Cirencester (Corinium) and Leicester (Ratae Coritanorum). ... A Roman road in Pompeii Road Construction on Trajans Column The Roman roads were essential for the growth of their empire, by enabling them to move armies. ... Principal sites in Roman Britain Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between 43 and 410. ... Roman public baths in Bath, England. ... The wall The ruins of the baths The Jewry Wall in Leicester, England is the remaining wall of the public baths of Roman Leicester along with foundations of the baths, which are laid out in front of the wall. ...

Saxon and Viking

Knowledge of the town in the 5th century is very patchy, certainly there is some continuation of occupation of the town, though on a much reduced scale in the 5th and 6th centuries. In 680 Leicester was chosen as the centre of a bishopric which survived until the 9th century, when Leicester was captured by the Danes (Vikings) and became one of the five boroughs (fortified towns) of Danelaw, although this position was short lived. The Saxon Bishop of Leicester fled to Dorchester-on-Thames and Leicester was not to become a bishopric again until the 20th century. The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, Europe and the British Isles from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age. ... The Five Burghs or more usually The Five Boroughs or The Five Boroughs of the Danelaw were the five main towns of Danish Mercia. ... Green: Danelaw The Danelaw (from the Old English Dena lagu, Danish: Danelagen ) is an 11th century name for an area of northern and eastern England under the administrative control of the Vikings (or Danes, or Norsemen) from the late 9th century. ... The Bishop of Leicester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Leicester in the Province of Canterbury. ...

It is believed the name "Leicester" is derived from the words castra (camp) of the Ligore, meaning dwellers on the 'River Legro' (an early name for the River Soar). In the early 10th century it was recorded as Ligeraceaster = "the town of the Ligor people". The Domesday Book later recorded it as Ledecestre. The river in Leicester The River Soar is a tributary of the River Trent in the English East Midlands. ... A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ...

Medieval

Leicester had become a town of considerable importance by Medieval times. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book as 'civitas' (city), but Leicester lost its city status in the 11th century owing to power struggles between the Church and the aristocracy. It was eventually re-made a city in 1919, and the Church of St Martin became Leicester Cathedral in 1927. The tomb of King Richard III is located in the central nave of the church although he is not actually buried there. He was originally buried in the Greyfriars Church in Leicester, but there is a legend that his corpse was exhumed under orders from Henry VII and cast into the River Soar, although there is no evidence for this and some historians believe that his tomb and bones were destroyed with the dissolution of the church. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... Historically, city status was associated with the presence of a cathedral, such as York Minster. ... Leicester Cathedral, or St Martins Church is an Anglican cathedral in the English city of Leicester, and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester. ... Richard III (2 October 1452â€“22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death. ... Greyfriars Kirk, today Greyfriars Tolbooth & Highland Kirk, is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in central Edinburgh. ... Henry VII (January 28, 1457 â€“ April 21, 1509), King of England, Lord of Ireland (August 22, 1485 â€“ April 21, 1509), was the founder and first patriarch of the Tudor dynasty. ... The river in Leicester The River Soar is a tributary of the River Trent in the English East Midlands. ...

Leicester played a significant role in the history of England, when, in 1265, Simon de Montfort forced King Henry III to hold the first Parliament of England at the now-ruined Leicester Castle. From the Chamber of the United States House of Representatives Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208 â€“ August 4, 1265) was the principal leader of the baronial opposition to King Henry III of England. ... Henry III (1 October 1207 â€“ 16 November 1272) was crowned King of England in 1216, despite being less than ten years of age. ... English parliament in front of the king c. ... Leicester Castle is located in Leicester, England. ...

Tudor

On 4 November 1530, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey was arrested on charges of treason and taken from York Palace. On his way south to face dubious justice at the Tower of London, he fell ill. The group escorting him were concerned enough to stop at Leicester. There, Wolsey's condition quickly worsened and he died on 29 November 1530 and was buried at Leicester Abbey, now Abbey Park. November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (c. ... Her Majestys Royal Palace and Fortress The Tower of London, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic monument in central London on the north bank of the River Thames. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... Leicester Abbey, the Abbey of Saint Mary de Pratis (St Mary of the Meadows), standing about a mile (2 km) north of the city of Leicester in the riverside meadows of the navigable Soar, was built under the patronage of Robert le Bossu, Earl of Leicester. ... Abbey Park is a public park in Leicester, England, through which the River Soar flows. ...

18th and 19th centuries

With the construction of the Grand Union Canal in the 1790s linking Leicester to London and Birmingham, Leicester began rapid industrialisation. The main industries being hosiery, footwear and, especially in the 20th century, engineering. All are, however, in decline now. The canal at Braunston The Grand Union Canal is a canal in England and part of the British canal system. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the city in England. ... A factory in Ilmenau (Germany) around 1860 Industrialisation (also spelt Industrialization) or an Industrial Revolution is a process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a pre-industrial (an economy where the amount of capital accumulated per capita is low) to an industrial state (see... Hosiery describes undergarments worn directly on the feet and legs. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Engineering is the design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ...

By 1832, railways had arrived in Leicester with the opening of the Leicester and Swannington Railway, which provided a supply of coal to the town from nearby collieries. By 1840 the Midland Counties Railway had linked Leicester to the national railway network, which further boosted industrial growth. By the 1860s, Leicester had gained a direct rail link to London (St Pancras) with the completion of the Midland Main Line. The Great Central Railway arrived in 1900, providing an alternative route to London. However, this closed in 1966. The Leicester and Swannington Railway (L&S) was one of Englands first railways, being opened in July 1832 to bring coal from pits in west Leicestershire to Leicester. ... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by coal mining, either underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ... The Midland Counties Railway (MCR) was an early railway company in the United Kingdom which existed between 1832 and 1844, connecting Nottingham, Leicester and Derby with Rugby and thence to London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Gothic Revival facade and clock tower of the disused Midland Hotel are the most visible part of St Pancras station. ... The Midland Main Line is a main railway line in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... The Great Central Railway (GCR) was a railway company in England which came into being when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897 on the completion of its London Extension. ...

The borough expanded throughout the 19th century, most notably in 1892 annexing Belgrave, Aylestone, Knighton and North Evington. The city obtained its current boundaries in 1935, with the annexation of the remainder of Evington, Humberstone, Beaumont Leys, along with part of Braunstone. It became a county borough when these were established in 1889, but, as with all county boroughs, was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 in 1974, becoming an ordinary district of Leicestershire. It regained its unitary status in 1997. Belgrave is an area in northern Leicester, England. ... Aylestone is a small town in Leicestershire, England. ... Knighton is an area of Leicester, situated roughly between Clarendon Park to the north, Stoneygate and South Knighton to the east, Wigston to the south and Aylestone Park to the west. ... North Evington is an area of the city of Leicester, England which is an inclusion of Highfields. ... Map sources for Evington at grid reference SK627030 Evington is a suburb and village in eastern Leicester, England. ... Humberstone is an urban village in Leicester, England. ... Beaumont Leys is a large suburb of Leicester, England. ... Braunstone is a suburb of Leicester, England. ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... Non-metropolitan districts or commonly Shire districts are a type of local government district in England. ...

Post World War II

In the decades after World War II, Leicester gained a large population of immigrants from the Indian sub-continent, and from Kenya and Uganda in the early 1970s. These immigrant groups make up around 40% of Leicester's population, making Leicester one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the United Kingdom. Among the more recent arrivals are a group of Dutch citizens of Somali origin, apparently drawn by its free and easy atmosphere and by the number of mosques. In the UK, Leicester today is widely regarded as a model of inter-communal tolerance; however, for a short period in the 1970s, the neo-fascist National Front recorded high votes in the city. Leicester is expected by 2011 to become the first major city in Britain in which the ethnic minority population will form a majority. Combatants Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total... In the United Kingdom, the British National Front (most commonly called the National Front or NF) is a far right political party that had its heyday during the 1970s and 1980s. ...

Coat of arms

The Corporation of Leicester's coat of arms was first granted to the city at the Heraldic Visitation of 1619, and is based on the arms of the first Earl of Leicester, Robert Beaumont. The field is a white cinquefoil on a red background, and this emblem is used by the City Council. A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... The Earl of Leicester was created in the 12th century as a title in the Peerage of England (title now extinct), and is currently a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1837. ... Species About 500, including: White Cinquefoil Trailing Tormentil Silverweed Hoary Cinquefoil Tall Cinquefoil Canadian Cinquefoil Grey Cinquefoil Alpine Cinquefoil Common Tormentil Shrubby Cinquefoil Pink Barren Strawberry Norwegian Cinquefoil Marsh Cinquefoil Pennsylvania Cinquefoil Sulphur Cinquefoil Creeping Tormentil Rock Cinquefoil Oldfield Cinquefoil Barren Strawberry Spring Cinquefoil Potentilla is a genus of about...

After Leicester became a city in 1919, the city council applied to add to the arms, permission for which was granted in 1929, when the supporting lions, from the Lancastrian Earls of Leicester, were added.

The motto "Semper Eadem" was the motto of Queen Elizabeth I, who granted a royal charter to the city. It means "always the same". The crest on top of the arms is a white or silver legless wyvern with red and white wounds showing, on a wreath of red and white. The supporting lions are wearing coronets in the form of collars, with the white cinquefoil hanging from them. This does not cite its references or sources. ...

Economy

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Leicester at current basic prices published (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.

Politics

On April 1, 1997, Leicester City Council became a unitary authority, local government up until then having been a two-tier system with the city and county councils being responsible for different aspects of local government services (a system which is still in place in the rest of Leicestershire). Leicestershire County Council retained its headquarters at County Hall in Glenfield, just outside the city boundary but within the urban area. The administrative offices of Leicester City Council are in the centre of the city at the New Walk Centre and other office buildings near Welford Place. Some services (particularly the police and the ambulance service) still cover the whole of the city and county, but for the most part the two councils are independent. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (900x600, 189 KB) Summary Leicester town hall and square, taken 4 March 2006 Andrew Norman Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (900x600, 189 KB) Summary Leicester town hall and square, taken 4 March 2006 Andrew Norman Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Leicester City Council is a unitary authority responsible for local government in the city of Leicester, England. ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ... Leicestershire (IPA: , abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... Location within the British Isles A view of part of Glenfield from the 6th floor of the Leicestershire County Council County Hall, looking towards Bradgate Park. ...

After a long period of Labour administration (since 1979), the city council from May 2003 was run by a Liberal Democrat/Conservative coalition under Roger Blackmore, which collapsed in November 2004. The minority Labour group ran the city until May 2005, under Ross Willmott, when the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives formed a new coalition, again under the leadership of Roger Blackmore. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Roger Blackmore (born 1941) is the Liberal Democrat leader of Leicesters City Council. ...

Leicester is divided into three Parliamentary constituencies. Leicester East and Leicester West are represented by Keith Vaz and Patricia Hewitt respectively - both members of the Labour Party. The third seat, Leicester South, became vacant in May 2004 on the death of Labour politician Jim Marshall. A by-election was held on July 15, and was won by Parmjit Singh Gill of the Liberal Democrats, with a 21% swing. This by-election saw almost 4,000 votes go to a Respect Party candidate, who opposed the Iraq war. However, in the 2005 general election, Labour's unsuccessful by-election candidate and former Council Leader Sir Peter Soulsby won Leicester South back for the party, and Vaz and Hewitt retained their seats. Leicester East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Leicester West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz, known simply as Keith Vaz (born November 26, 1956), is a British Labour party politician and Member of Parliament for Leicester East. ... Patricia Hope Hewitt M.P. (born 22 December 1948) British politician. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Leicester South is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons. ... Jim Marshall (13 March 1941 - 27 May 2004) was a British Labour Party politician. ... Leicester South constituency, shown within Leicester. ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... Parmjit Singh Gill Parmjit Singh Gill (B. 1967) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... RESPECT The Unity Coalition is a left wing British political party founded on January 25, 2004 in London. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005. ... Sir Peter Alfred Soulsby (born December 27, 1948, Bishop Auckland) is a British Labour Party politician. ...

Transport

Railway

Leicester railway station is just east of the city centre, on the A6 road. Image File history File links Description: Leicester station frontage Source: http://www. ... Image File history File links Description: Leicester station frontage Source: http://www. ... This article is about the A6 road in England. ...

The rail network is of growing importance in Leicester. From Leicester railway station, Central Trains provide local services throughout the East Midlands and regional services to the West Midlands and East Anglia. Midland Mainline are the InterCity operator running 'fast' and 'semi-fast' services to and from London to northern England. Leicester station frontage Leicester station is a railway station in Leicester, England. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ... The West Midlands is a geographical term describing the western half of central England, known as the Midlands. ... Norfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. ... Midland Mainline (MML) is a British train operating company owned by the National Express Group, created after the privatisation of British Rail. ... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ...

Rail routes run north-south through Leicester, going south to London St Pancras and north to Derby, Nottingham, Sheffield and balong the route known as the Midland Main Line. Junctions north (near to Syston railway station) and south of the city (near to Wigston) connect to other lines to the West towards Birmingham New Street, and east towards Peterborough and Cambridge. St Pancras station is a railway station in north central London, England, between the new British Library building to its west and Kings Cross station to its east. ... For other uses, see Derby (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... The Midland Main Line is a main railway line in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... Syston railway station is a railway station serving the town of Syston in Leicestershire, England. ... Wigston (or more properly Wigston Magna to distinguish it from the nearby Wigston Parva), is a town in Leicestershire, just to the south of Leicester. ... The tracks approaching the station Birmingham New Street is a major railway station located in the centre of the city of Birmingham, England. ... Peterborough Railway Station Lies on the East Coast Main Line ... The front of Cambridge station, showing the arms of several Cambridge Colleges Cambridge railway station is a railway station serving the city of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England. ...

Leicester is approximately 100 miles from London on the Midland Mainline and journeys take an average of 1 hour and 10 minutes. Journeys to Sheffield also take 1 hour and 10 minutes and Leeds is approximately a 2 hour journey. Birmingham can be reached in 50 minutes while Peterborough is 1 hour away. For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ... This article is about the city in England. ... The City of Peterborough is a cathedral city and Unitary Authority in the East of England. ...

Leicester's importance and stature will undoubtedly grow when London St Pancras becomes the home of Eurostar international services from November 2007. St Pancras station is a railway station in north central London, England, between the new British Library building to its west and Kings Cross station to its east. ... This article is about high-speed trains between London and Brussels / Paris. ...

There are four long and spacious platforms helping Leicester receive the accolade of "Highly Commended Large Station of the Year" in the 2005 National Rail Awards. Midland Mainline won "Train Operator of the Year" in 1999 and also in 2006. Train Operator of the Year is a rail transport industry award to recognize excellence among train operating companies of the United Kingdom. ...

Train operators using the station include Midland Mainline, and Central Trains. Midland Mainline (MML) is a British train operating company owned by the National Express Group, created after the privatisation of British Rail. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Network Rail has plans afoot to re-develop the station incorporating the city council's plans for the surrounding area. Network Rails logo Network Rail is a British not for dividend company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a company limited by shares. ...

Great Central Railway

Leicester was also on another competing line, the route to Loughborough is now a preserved Steam line.

Motorways

Leicester is at the heart of the

M1 motorway at Junction 21, this section considered to be the busiest part in the country. The

M69 motorway also starts at Leicester, and runs to the M6 and is contiguous with Coventry outer ring road. Image File history File links UK_motorway_M1. ... The M1 motorway heading south towards junction 37 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire. ... Image File history File links UK_motorway_M69. ... The M69 is a small motorway in England, linking Leicester and Coventry, and replaced the A46 road. ... This article concerns the M6 motorway in England. ...

Airport

East Midlands Airport is near to Castle Donington which is in North West Leicestershire. Nottingham East Midlands Airport (IATA airport code: EMA, ICAO airport code: EGNX) is an airport in the East Midlands of England, near Castle Donington. ... Map sources for Castle Donington at grid reference SK446272 Castle Donington is a village with a population of around 7000 in the North of Leicestershire, close to Derby and Nottingham and on the edge of the National Forest. ...

Coach Station

St Margarets Bus Station is the main interchange for bus and coach services in Leicester.

National Express is the brand under which the majority of long distance bus and coach services in the United Kingdom are marketed, and also the company that manages this network and operates some of the services. ... A Stagecoach West Scotland vehicle in the UK Bus corporate livery. ... The Megabus logo Megabus is a no-frills intercity bus service run by Stagecoach in the United Kingdom and United States. ... First Group PLC (LSE: FGP) is a British transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, with headquarters in Aberdeen, Scotland. ... Olive Line 21 to Rushey Mead at the Haymarket Bus Station in Leicester. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Arriva. ... Leicestershire (IPA: , abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ...

National Cycle Network

Many of the country's National Cycle Network pass through Leicestershire. In Leicester City Centre you will find The Bike Park. The first section of the NCN to be built was the Bristol and Bath Railway Path, opened in 1984. ...

Education

Leicester is home to two universities, the University of Leicester (Royal Charter 1957) and the De Montfort University, (founded in 1992 from Leicester Polytechnic). University of Leicester seen from Victoria Park - Left to right: the Department of Engineering, the Attenborough tower, the Charles Wilson building. ... A Royal Charter is a charter given by a monarch to legitimize an incorporated body, such as a city, company, university or such. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... DeMontfort University is also the name of a fictional university in The Class Menagerie and i. ... De Montfort University is one of two universities situated in the city of Leicester, England; the other institution of higher education being University of Leicester. ...

It is also home to the National Space Centre, due in part to the University of Leicester being one of the few universities in the UK to specialise in space sciences. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1994x798, 270 KB) Summary Taken by User:Andrew Norman, Sept 2003 Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1994x798, 270 KB) Summary Taken by User:Andrew Norman, Sept 2003 Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... The National Space Centre is the UKs only visitor attraction devoted to space science and astronomy. ...

Leicester City Local Education Authority initially had a troubled history when formed in 1997 as part of the local government reorganisation - a 1999 Ofsted inspection found "few strengths and many weaknesses", although there has been considerable improvement since then. While many state schools provide a good standard of education, there have been problems with one or two of the large community colleges, in particular New College. However, recent changes of leadership at New College have seen a turnaround in the school's prospects. Current plans to improve the city's education system include the opening of a City Academy partly sponsored by the Church of England and a local Christian businessman (a new school on the Saffron estate), a £250 million "Building Schools for the Future" project using the Private Finance Initiative, the granting of state school status to the Leicester Islamic Academy, and the reorganisation of the city's special schools. Leicester City Council underwent a major reorganisation of children's services in 2006, creating a new Children & Young People's Services department under the leadership of Sheila Lock. A Local Education Authority (LEA) is the part of a council in England or Wales that is responsible for education within that councils jurisdiction. ... The Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) is a non-ministerial United Kingdom government department, established on 1st September 1992. ... The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... The Private Finance Initiative specifies a method, developed initially by the United Kingdom government, to provide financial support for Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) between the public and private sectors. ...

Education Links

The following is a partial list of currently operating schools in the East Midlands region of England. ...

The Arts

The city plays host to an annual Pride Parade (Leicester Pride), a Caribbean Carnival (the largest in the UK outside London), the largest Diwali celebrations outside of India, the largest comedy festival in the UK and the Summer Sundae music festival. Leicester Pride is an annual gay pride event in Victoria Park in Leicester, England. ... Leicester Caribbean Carnival is an annual event, held in early August in Leicester, England. ... The main stage of the 2005 festival. ...

The Haymarket Theatre is a theatre in Leicester, England, based in the Haymarket Centre on Belgrave Gate in Leicester City Centre. ... The Phoenix Arts Centre is a fully functioning commercial theatre built nine years ago on the ruins of the old William Parker School assembly hall, which burnt down in ????. Since then The Phoenix Arts Centre has developed and Expanded into the venue you see today. ... De Montfort Hall is a music and performance venue in Leicester, England. ... The Little Theatre is a small theatre in Leicester, England with just 349 seats. ... City Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Leicester, England. ...

Sport

Sports teams include Leicester City F.C. (football), Leicester Tigers (rugby union), Leicester Riders (basketball), and the Leicestershire County Cricket Club. The city has also hosted British and World track cycling championships at its Saffron Lane velodrome. Leicester racecourse is located to the south of the city in Oadby. Leicester is now sometimes regarded (by its inhabitants at least) as the sporting capital of the UK. Statue of a footballer, rugby player and cricketer, in Gallowtree Gate, Leicester. ... Statue of a footballer, rugby player and cricketer, in Gallowtree Gate, Leicester. ... Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) are an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ... Official website www. ... DMU Leicester Riders are a British basketball team that play in the British Basketball League (BBL). ... Leicestershire County Cricket Club is an English county cricket club based at Grace Road, Leicester. ... Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or velodromes (but many events are held at older velodromes where the track banking is relatively shallow) using track bicycles. ... Bicycle racing on a velodrome A velodrome is a sporting arena purpose-built for track cycling, i. ...

Recent titles won by local teams

To celebrate the successes of 1997-98, the Leicester Mercury organised the placement of a statue portraying a cricketer, a footballer, and a rugby-player on Gallowtree Gate, not far from the Clock Tower at the heart of the city. The County Championship is the domestic first class cricket competition in the United Kingdom, mainly in England. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... The Powergen Cup (centre) seen in the London Irish clubhouse at Sunbury in 2002. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the Six Nations: England, France, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Italy. ... The Zurich Premiership is the present name for the leading rugby union league competition for English clubs. ... The Twenty20 Cup is a cricket competition for English county clubs. ... The Leicester Mercury is a British regional newspaper, owned by the Daily Mail Group, for the city of Leicester and the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. ...

Leicestershire County Cricket Club are the only team that have won the Twenty20 Cup twice. Leicestershire County Cricket Club is an English county cricket club based at Grace Road, Leicester. ... The Twenty20 Cup is a cricket competition for English county clubs. ...

Leicester City played the last Football League Cup Final at the Old Wembley Stadium beating Tranmere 2-1. Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) are an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... Wembley, until 1965 a borough in its own right, forms the northern part of the London Borough of Brent. ... Tranmere Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at Prenton Park, Prenton, Birkenhead, Merseyside. ...

Leicester Tigers are the only side to have retained the Heineken Cup, and also share the record for most English Championships won (6), with Bath. Official website www. ... The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the Six Nations: England, France, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Italy. ... Bath Rugby is an English rugby union team that plays in the Guinness Premiership league. ...

Areas

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x3072, 3428 KB) Image taken by myself (User:Pa7). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x3072, 3428 KB) Image taken by myself (User:Pa7). ... Aylestone is a small town in Leicestershire, England. ... Beaumont Leys is a large suburb of Leicester, England. ... Bede Island is an area of Leicester, England close to the city centre, with the River Soar to the west and Grand Union Canal to the east. ... Belgrave is an area in northern Leicester, England. ... Braunstone is a suburb of Leicester, England. ... Clarendon Park is an area in the south of the city of Leicester. ... Crown Hills is an area of eastern Leicester, bounded by Humberstone to the north, Evington to the east and Goodwood to the west. ... Dane Hills is an area of western Leicester, bounded by Glenfield to the west. ... Map sources for Evington at grid reference SK627030 Evington is a suburb and village in eastern Leicester, England. ... Evington Valley is an area in Leicester, England. ... Is an inner city area of Leicester, England. ... Map sources for Goodwood, Leicestershire at grid reference SK627042 ï»¿Goodwood is an area in eastern Leicester centred on Goodwood Road. ... Hamilton is an area in Leicester, England. ... Highfields is an inner city area of Leicester, England. ... Humberstone is an urban village in Leicester, England. ... Knighton is an area of Leicester, situated roughly between Clarendon Park to the north, Stoneygate and South Knighton to the east, Wigston to the south and Aylestone Park to the west. ... New Parks is an area in the city of Leicester, England. ... North Evington is an area of the city of Leicester, England which is an inclusion of Highfields. ... Northfields is an area of Leicester, named for the historic North Fields. ... Rushey Mead is an area of northern Leicester. ... The Southfields of Leicester consisted of common land south of the city, and now refers to the mostly-developed area immediately south of the city centre. ... The St Matthews estate is an area of inner city Leicester. ... Stoneygate is an area of Leicester, England. ... --80. ... The West End is an area of Leicester, England, adjacent to the city centre. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Western Park is a park located in the western suburbs of Leicester. ... Woodgate is an area in Leicester. ...

Places of interest and landmarks

Parks: Leicester Botanic Gardens, Abbey Park, Victoria Park, Gorse Hill City Farm Image File history File linksMetadata Leicester_Cathedral. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Leicester_Cathedral. ... The University of Leicester Botanic Garden is located in Oadby, Leicestershire close to the halls of residence for the University of Leicester. ... Abbey Park is a public park in Leicester, England, through which the River Soar flows. ... Victoria Park, Leicester Victoria Park in Leicester, England is a public park of 69 acres (279,000 mÂ²). It is in the south-east, just outside the city centre, backing on to the University of Leicester and close to the Leicester railway station. ... Gorse Hill City Farm is a city farm and community project practising humane farming based in Leicester. ...

Industry: Abbey Pumping Station, National Space Centre, Great Central Railway. The Abbey Pumping Station is a museum in Leicester, England, on Corporation Road, opposite the National Space Centre. ... The National Space Centre is the UKs only visitor attraction devoted to space science and astronomy. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ...

Places of Worship: Shree Jalaram Prarthana Mandal (Hindu temple)[1], Jain Centre [2], Leicester Cathedral, Masjid Umar (Mosque)[3] Shree Jalaram Prarthana Mandal is a Hindu mandir on Narborough Road in the West End of Leicester, England. ... JAIN is an activity within the Java Community Process, developing APIs for the creation of telephony (voice and data) services. ... Leicester Cathedral, or St Martins Church is an Anglican cathedral in the English city of Leicester, and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester. ...

Historic Buildings: Leicester Guildhall, Belgrave Hall, Jewry Wall, Leicester Secular Hall Leicesters Guildhall is a very old timber framed building, that once acted as the town hall for the city. ... Belgrave Hall is a Queen Anne-style house built in 1709 in the midst of two acres of walled gardens in Belgrave, Leicester. ... The wall The ruins of the baths The Jewry Wall in Leicester, England is the remaining wall of the public baths of Roman Leicester along with foundations of the baths, which are laid out in front of the wall. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

Shopping: Haymarket Centre, The Shires, Fosse Park (just outside the city). The Haymarket is a shopping centre in the city centre of Leicester, England. ... The Shires is a shopping centre in Leicester, England. ... Fosse Park is the UKs largest outdoor shopping centre and is situated near Leicester, England. ...

Sport : Walkers Stadium – Leicester City FC, Welford Road – Leicester Tigers RUFC, Grace Road – Leicestershire County Cricket Club, John Sanford Sports Centre, Saffron Lane Sports Centre. The Walkers Stadium is a football stadium which plays home matches to English football team Leicester City F.C. The stadium, inaugurated in July, 2004, holds 32,500 and is named after Leicester Citys sponsers Walkers. ... Leicester City Football Club, nicknamed the Foxes, are an English football team, playing in the Football League Championship. ... The Welford Road stadium is home to the Leicester Tigers, the stadium is located between the Alyestone Road and the Welford Road, on the edge of Leicesters city centre. ... Official website www. ... Grace Road is a cricket venue, in Leicester, England, home to Leicestershire County Cricket Club. ... Leicestershire County Cricket Club is an English county cricket club based at Grace Road, Leicester. ...

Famous Leicesterians

A Leicesterian is somebody who comes from the city of Leicester, England. Famous people born in Leicester, educated there, or otherwise associated with the city include:

Academia

In 1993 Graham Barnfield began writing on cultural politics in the United States under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. ... W. G. Hoskins (May 22, 1908 â€“ January 11, 1992) was an English local historian who founded the first university department of English Local History. ... Howard Jones can refer to three different people: Howard Jones, the British pop singer. ...

The arts and entertainment

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Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now usually viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines. ... Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, CBE (born August 29, 1923) is a prolific English film and stage actor, and Academy Award, BAFTA and three-time Golden Globe winning director, producer and entrepreneur. ... Jurassic Park is a novel written by Michael Crichton that was published in 1990. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी, Gujarati મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી), called... Barnes as Francophile and Francophone in Bernard Pivots Double je (France 2, March 2005) Julian Patrick Barnes (born January 19, 1946 in Leicester) is a contemporary English writer whose novels and short stories have been seen as examples of postmodernism in literature. ... Biddy Baxter was born in Leicester and educated at St Marys College, Durham University. ... For other uses, see Blue Peter (disambiguation). ... Manish Bhasin presenting Football Focus Manish Bhasin is a football presenter for the BBC. He currently presents Football Focus on BBC1 with regular pundits Mark Lawrenson and Lee Dixon and is on Saturdays 12. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is one of the largest broadcasting corporations in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of more than Â£4 billion. ... Manish Bhasin, Alan Shearer, Les Ferdinand and Mark Lawrenson (from left to right). ... Jeremy Bulloch (born February 16, 1945 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire) is a British actor. ... Opening logo to the Star Wars films Star Wars is a science fantasy saga and fictional galaxy created by writer/producer/director George Lucas during the 1970s. ... Graham Chapman (8 January 1941â€“4 October 1989) was an English comedian and writer. ... Monty Python, or The Pythons, is the collective name of the creators of Monty Pythonâ€™s Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. ... Roger Chapman on the cover of his 1996 album Kiss My Soul Roger Chapman (Roger Maxwell Chapman) is a British singer (born on 8 April 1942, in Leicester, England). ... This is about the British rock band Family. ... Thomas Cooper (1805 - 1892), chartist poet, was born in Leicester, and apprenticed to a shoemaker. ... Cornershop is a British indie band formed in Leicester in 1992 by Wolverhampton-born Tjinder Singh (singer, songwriter, and dholaki player), his brother Avtar Singh (bass guitar, vocals), David Chambers (drums) and Ben Ayres (guitar, keyboards, and tamboura), the first three having previously been members of Preston-based band General... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Queen are a seminal English rock band, formed in 1970 in London by John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor. ... The Deep Freeze Mice were an English new wave band that were active between 1979 and 1989. ... Diesel Park West are a rock band from Leicester, England. ... The front cover of Betty Drivers autobiography Elizabeth Betty Mary Driver, MBE (born May 20, 1920) is a British singer and actress. ... Coronation Street is Britains longest-running television soap opera, and its consistently highest-rating programme, first broadcast on Friday December 9, 1960, in the Granada region of ITV. It was created by Tony Warren and is produced by Granada Television (now branded ITV Productions), holder of the ITV franchise... Terri as Ruth in Hollyoaks. ... Hollyoaks is an English television teen drama and soap opera first broadcast on 23 October 1995, on the Channel 4 network. ... Duncan Fegredo is a comic book artist born in Leicester in 1968. ... Photograph of Anne Fine Anne Fine (born December 7, 1947) is a British author best known for her childrens books, of which she has written more than 50. ... Stephen Frears in Sweden, 1989 promoting his movie Dangerous Liaisons. ... Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 film directed by Stephen Frears. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... An artisan, also called a craftsman,[1] is a skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft. ... The Gaye Bykers On Acid, formed in Leicester, England in 1985, were one of the founding fathers of the Grebo music scene in the midlands of England. ... Robert Gotobed (nee Grey) (born on 21 April 1951 in Marefield, Leicester) is an English musician. ... Wire are an English band formed in 1976 (and intermittently active to the present) by Graham Lewis (bass, vocals), Bruce Gilbert (guitar), Colin Newman (vocals, guitar) and Robert Gotobed (nÃ© Grey) (drums). ... Richard Roman Grech, November 1, 1946 â€“ March 17, 1990. ... This is about the British rock band Family. ... There are other articles with similar names; see Blind Faith (disambiguation). ... Kevin Hewick is a Leicester based singer-songwriter who was an early member of the Factory Records roster. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Release Me is a song recorded by Wilson Phillips. ... Album cover for Ella Fitzgeralds Misty Blue. ... David Icke David Vaughan Icke (pronounced //) (born April 29, 1952) is a British writer. ... John Illsley (born on 24 June 1949, in Leicester, England) was the bass player for the British rock band Dire Straits. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Kasabian are an indie band from Blaby, near Leicester, England, formed by Tom Meighan (vocals), Sergio Pizzorno (guitar and vocals), Chris Edwards (bass) and Chris Karloff (guitar and keyboards), who met while attending Leysland High School and Countesthorpe Community College. ... Tony Kaye (born January 11, 1946) is a British musician born in Leicester, England with the name Anthony John Selvidge (some mistaken authors spell it Selridge). He was the original pianist and organist for the legendary progressive rock group Yes. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Dominic Keating as Malcolm Reed Dominic Keating (born July 1, 1962) is a British television, film and theatre actor. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... Michael Kitchen (born October 31, 1948 in Leicester) is an English actor. ... Lisa Lashes is a leading UK hard dance DJ, playing styles including hard house, hard trance and techno. ... McKenzie Lee (born Paula McQuone May 16, 1979 in Leicester, England) is a British pornographic actress who successfully crossed over into the American porn industry. ... Jon Lord. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Walter Frederick George Williams (born 8 October 1928), more commonly known as Bill Maynard is a British actor who played Claude Jeremiah Greengrass in the television series, Heartbeat, and earlier Selwyn Froggit in the sitcom Oh No! Its Selwyn Froggit. ... Coronation Street is Britains longest-running television soap opera, and its consistently highest-rating programme, first broadcast on Friday December 9, 1960, in the Granada region of ITV. It was created by Tony Warren and is produced by Granada Television (now branded ITV Productions), holder of the ITV franchise... Heartbeat is a long-running British TV police drama series set in 1960s Yorkshire. ... Mark The Mack Morrison (born May 3, 1972, in Hannover, Germany) is a British musician raised in Leicester, most famous for his hit Return of the Mack. He is also known for his string of criminal convictions, notably a one year sentence for getting someone else to do his community... Mark Morrison (born May 12, 1974) is a British musician from Leicester, most famous for his hit Return of the Mack. He has a string of offences, notably a one year sentence for getting someone else to do his community service for another offence. ... Kevin Myers (born Leicester, 30 March 1947) is an Irish journalist and commentator. ... The Irish Independents header consists of its name and a green harp The Irish Independent is Irelands best-selling broadsheet newspaper. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Bend It Like Beckham is a British film released in 2002 and re-released in America in March, 2003, directed by Gurinder Chadha based on the screenplay she wrote with Paul Berges and Guljit Bindra. ... ER is a long-running American serial medical drama created by novelist Michael Crichton and set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. ... David Neilson (born 13 March 1949 in Loughborough, Leicestershire) is an English actor best known for portraying Roy Cropper in Coronation Street from 1995 onwards. ... Coronation Street is Britains longest-running television soap opera, and its consistently highest-rating programme, first broadcast on Friday December 9, 1960, in the Granada region of ITV. It was created by Tony Warren and is produced by Granada Television (now branded ITV Productions), holder of the ITV franchise... Kate OMara as the Rani in Doctor Who Kate OMara (born August 10, 1939 in Leicester) is an English actress. ... Howards Way was a television drama series produced by BBC Birmingham and transmitted between 1985 and 1990. ... Joe Orton Joe Orton (born John Kingsley Orton 1 January 1933, Leicester, England â€“ 9 August 1967, Islington, London) was a satirical modern playwright. ... Helen Pearson is a British television actress, currently seen as Frankie Osborne in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. ... Hollyoaks is an English television teen drama and soap opera first broadcast on 23 October 1995, on the Channel 4 network. ... Po! was an indie band formed in Leicester, UK in 1987, with releases dating up to 1997 on Rutland Records. ... Prolapse were a musical group formed in Leicester, UK active from c. ... Extreme ironer Starch, ironing at Rivelin Needle, near Sheffield. ... Showaddywaddy were a popular 1970s pop group from Leicester, UK. They specialised in revivals of hit songs from the 1950s, and dressed as Teddy Boys. ... Charles Percy Snow, Baron Snow, CBE (15 October 1905â€“1 July 1980) was a scientist and novelist. ... Elle Milano are a four-piece indie band based in Leicester, England, formed by the indie fashion models Adam doherty and James iha, formerly of the band Psirens. ... Founder of Formation Records UK. Best known for many tracks including the Color Series & Country Series, MA3 Those DJs and many more popular D&B / Jump-Up Jungle tunes in the 90s. ... Una Stubbs (born 1 May 1937 in Leicester) is an English actress and former dancer. ... Til Death Us Do Part (also known as Till Death Us do Part)1 was a BBC television sitcom series written by Johnny Speight that ran from 1964 until 1974. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Brainiac: Science Abuse is a television programme showing in the UK on Sky One (and repeated on Sky Mix). ... Sue Townsend (born April 2, 1946) is the author of the Adrian Mole series of books. ... Adrian Albert Mole (born April 2, 1967) is the fictional protagonist in a series of books by Sue Townsend. ... Gok was born in 1974 in Leicester. ... Richard John Whitney (born June 24, 1944) John Charlie Whitney is a British rock guitarist and a former member of both Family and Streetwalkers. ... This is about the British rock band Family. ... Colin Henry Wilson (born June 26, 1931) is a prolific British writer. ... Mark Wingett (b. ... The Bill is a long-running British television police procedural shown on ITV1, at 8pm, usually on Wednesdays and Thursdays. ... Redirect page ...

Business

Thomas Cook (22 November 1808 â€“ 18 July 1892) of Melbourne, Derbyshire, founded the travel agency that bears his name. ... Sir Thomas White (1492 - February 12, 1567) was an English merchant. ... Born: 6th April, 1825 in Leicester. ... William Wyggeston (sometimes spelt William Wigston, circa 1547 to 1536) was an English wool merchant based in Leicester. ... Nathaniel Corah (1777- 1832) Manufacturer of Hosiery and Textiles Born in Barlestone, Leicestershire he trained as a framesmith. ...

Politics and Royalty

Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international football striker who scored ten goals in two World Cups for the England national team and is currently a sports broadcaster for the BBC. He is also known for appearing in adverts for the Walkers... Alastair Campbell Alastair John Campbell (born May 25, 1957) was the Director of Communications and Strategy for 10 Downing Street. ... From the Chamber of the United States House of Representatives Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208 â€“ August 4, 1265) was the principal leader of the baronial opposition to King Henry III of England. ... Lady Jane Grey (1537 â€“ February 12, 1554), a great-grand-daughter of Henry VII of England, reigned as uncrowned queen regnant of the Kingdom of England for nine days in 1553. ... Greville Ewan Janner, Baron Janner of Braunstone (July 11, 1928-) is a British politician in the Labour Party. ... Richard III (2 October 1452â€“22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death. ...

Religion

William Carey (August 17, 1761 â€“ June 9, 1834) was an English missionary and Baptist minister, known as the father of modern missions. ... 19th-century engraving of George Fox, based on a painting of unknown date. ... The Religious Society of Friends (commonly known as Quakers) is a Christian religious denomination that began in England in the 17th century by people who were dissatisfied with the existing denominations and sects of Christianity. ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ...

Science

Henry Walter Bates (February 8, 1825 - February 16, 1892) was an English naturalist and explorer. ... Professor Sir Alec John Jeffreys, FRS, (born in 9 January 1950 at Luton in Bedfordshire) is a British geneticist, who developed techniques for DNA fingerprinting and DNA profiling. ... Look up geneticist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Genetic fingerprinting, DNA testing, DNA typing, and DNA profiling are techniques used to distinguish between individuals of the same species using only samples of their DNA. Its invention by Sir Alec Jeffreys at the University of Leicester was announced in 1985. ... Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson (October 1828 - 1896) was an eminent British physician, anaesthetist, physiologist, sanitarian, and a prolific writer on medical history. ...

Sport

Image File history File links Joseph_Carey_Merrick. ... Image File history File links Joseph_Carey_Merrick. ... Joseph Carey Merrick. ... Martin Edward Corry (born 12 October 1973) in Birmingham is an English rugby union footballer who plays number eight, blindside flanker or lock for Leicester Tigers, England, and has represented the British and Irish Lions. ... Martin Osborne Johnson CBE (born March 9, 1970) is a former England rugby union player and captain. ... Emile William Rufus Baw Simba Hugo Wilberforce Ivanhoe Heskey (born 11 January 1978 in Evington, Leicester, to an Antiguan father and Barbudan mother) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Wigan Athletic, he is a former England international. ... Christopher Edmund Kirkland (born 2 May 1981 in Barwell, Leicestershire) is an English football goalkeeper. ... Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international football striker who scored ten goals in two World Cups for the England national team and is currently a sports broadcaster for the BBC. He is also known for appearing in adverts for the Walkers... Dean Richards (born 11th July 1963), affectionately known as Deano is a former England rugby union union player. ... Michael Robinson (born July 12, 1958 in Leicester, England) was a footballer who later became a top television pundit and presenter in Spain. ... Mark Selby is a professional snooker player, born in Leicester. ... Eight-ball players Eight-ball is a pocket billiards (pool) game played with a cue ball and fifteen object balls on a pool table with six pockets. ... Peter Leslie Shilton OBE (born Leicester, England, 18 September 1949) was an outstanding goalkeeper who holds the record for playing more games than any other player. ... Oliver James Smith (born 14 August 1982 in Leicester) is a rugby union footballer who plays for Leicester Tigers and England usually at outside centre and occasionally inside centre or wing. ... William Joseph Willie Thorne (born 4 March 1954 in Leicester) is a former English professional snooker player and now a commentator. ...

Miscellaneous

Daniel Lambert (born March 13, 1770, died 12 June 1809) was a man from Stamford (Lincolnshire) in England, who became nationally famous for his obesity. ... Joseph Carey Merrick. ...

Leicester firsts

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Twinning

Leicester is twinned with: This article is about partnerships between towns distant from each other; see Twin cities for the different concept of physically neighbouring cities. ...

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Closest cities and towns

Statistics Population: 57,600 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SK536195 Administration Borough: Charnwood Shire county: Leicestershire Region: East Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Leicestershire Services Police force: Leicestershire Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: East Midlands Post office and telephone Post town: LOUGHBOROUGH Postal... Hinckley is a town in south-west Leicestershire, England. ... The stilted Grammar School Market Harborough Parish church of St Dionysius Market Harborough is a market town in Leicestershire, England, upon the River Welland. ... Melton Mowbray or just Melton (as it is commonly known to its inhabitants) is a town of around 26,000 people in the borough of Melton north-east Leicestershire, England, 15 miles from Leicester and 105 miles north of London. ... Rugby is a market town in the county of Warwickshire in the West Midlands of England, on the River Avon. ... The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ... For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Derby (disambiguation). ... Northampton Guildhall, built 1861-4, E.W. Godwin, architect Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in central England on the River Nene, and the county town of Northamptonshire, in the English East Midlands region. ... The City of Peterborough is a cathedral city and Unitary Authority in the East of England. ... This article is about the city in England. ... Milton Keynes is a large town in northern Buckinghamshire, in South East England, about 45 miles/75 km north-west of London, and roughly halfway between London and Birmingham. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Local media

Leicester is home to the Leicester Mercury newspaper, and the MATV (Midlands Asian Television) cable channel which can also be viewed on normal analouge TV and is known as MATV Channel 6. The Leicester Mercury is a British regional newspaper, owned by the Daily Mail Group, for the city of Leicester and the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. ... MATV is a specialist Asian content TV channel based in Leicester, England featuring Indian programming in Gujarati and Hindi as well as local based shows. ...

The local DAB multiplex has the following stations: BBC Radio Leicester is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. ... Leicester Sound is a radio station in Leicester, England. ... Takeover Radio is a Community Licensed Radio Station broadcasting on FM stereo to Leicester, specialising in helping kids getting involed into radio aimed at the 8-16 age bracket. ... Asian Network logo BBC Asian Network studio at The Mailbox shopping centre, Birmingham. ... Sabras Radio is a commercial radio station in Leicester, England specialising in South Asian music and culture. ... Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ...

The local Hospital Radio stations are: BBC Radio Leicester is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. ... Leicester Sound is a radio station in Leicester, England. ... Sabras Radio is a commercial radio station in Leicester, England specialising in South Asian music and culture. ... Galaxy Digital is an exclusively digital radio station owned by the Chrysalis Group as part of its Galaxy Network of stations specialising in dance music and RnB. Chrysalis Radio Galaxy Network: Galaxy Manchester | Galaxy Birmingham | Galaxy Yorkshire | Galaxy North East | Galaxy Digital Heart Network: 100. ... Capital Disney is a radio station aimed at 8 to 16 year olds. ... Xfm is a brand of commercial radio stations focused on current and unsigned alternative music and owned by GCap Media in the United Kingdom. ... Heart 106 is a regional radio station broadcasting to the East Midlands. ... Hindu Sanskar Radio (formally known as Hindu Utsav Radio) is a Hindu teachings based radio station broadcast from Leicester. ... Typical hospital radio studio Hospital radio stations provide radio entertainment to patients in UK hospitals. ...

Hospital Radio Fox is the hospital radio station for the Royal Infirmary and the Glenfield Hospital in Leicester. ...

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Districts of the East Midlands

Amber Valley • Ashfield • Bassetlaw • Blaby • Bolsover • Boston • Broxtowe • Charnwood • Chesterfield • Corby • Daventry • Derby • Derbyshire Dales • East Lindsey • East Northamptonshire • Erewash • Gedling • Harborough • High Peak • Hinckley and Bosworth • Kettering • Leicester • Lincoln • Mansfield • Melton • Newark and Sherwood • Northampton • North East Derbyshire • North Kesteven • North West Leicestershire • Nottingham • Oadby and Wigston • Rushcliffe • Rutland • South Derbyshire • South Holland • South Kesteven • South Northamptonshire • Wellingborough • West Lindsey The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ... Amber Valley is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England. ... This article is about the district in England, for the area in Sydney, Australia, see Ashfield, New South Wales. ... Bassetlaw is the northernmost district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population according to the 2001 UK census of 107,713. ... Blaby is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. ... Bolsover is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... Boston is a local government district with borough status in Lincolnshire, England. ... Broxtowe is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England, west of the city of Nottingham. ... Charnwood is a local government district with borough status in northern Leicestershire, England. ... Chesterfield is a historic market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a county in England. ... Shown within Northamptonshire Geography Status: Borough Region: East Midlands Admin. ... The Daventry district is a large local government district of western Northamptonshire, England. ... For other uses, see Derby (disambiguation). ... Derbyshire Dales is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. ... East Northamptonshire is a local government district in Northamptonshire, England. ... Erewash is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England, to the east of Derby. ... Gedling is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. ... Harborough is a local government district of Leicestershire, England, named for its main town, Market Harborough. ... High Peak is a local government district and borough of the county of Derbyshire, England. ... Hinckley and Bosworth is a local government district with borough status in south-western Leicestershire, England, administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. ... Kettering is a local government district and borough in Northamptonshire, England. ... Lincoln (pronounced Lin-kun) is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England, a bridging point over the River Witham that flows to Boston. ... Mansfield is a local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. ... Melton is a local government district with borough status in north-eastern Leicestershire, England. ... Newark and Sherwood is a local government district of eastern Nottinghamshire, England. ... Northampton Guildhall, built 1861-4, E.W. Godwin, architect Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in central England on the River Nene, and the county town of Northamptonshire, in the English East Midlands region. ... North East Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... North Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, part of the traditional area of Kesteven. ... North West Leicestershire is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. ... For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... Oadby and Wigston is a local government district and borough in the English county of Leicestershire. ... Rushcliffe is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. ... Oakham Castle Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ... South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... South Holland is a local government district of Lincolnshire. ... South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county . ... South Northamptonshire is a local government district in Northamptonshire, England. ... Wellingborough is a local government district and borough in Northamptonshire, England. ... West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. ...

Counties with multiple districts: Derbyshire - Leicestershire - Lincolnshire - Northamptonshire - Nottinghamshire Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Leicestershire (IPA: , abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ...

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Bath • Birmingham • Bradford • Brighton & Hove • Bristol • Cambridge • Canterbury • Carlisle • Chester • Chichester • Coventry • Derby • Durham • Ely • Exeter • Gloucester • Hereford • Kingston upon Hull • Lancaster • Leeds • Leicester • Lichfield • Lincoln • Liverpool • London (City of London and Westminster) • Manchester • Newcastle upon Tyne • Norwich • Nottingham • Oxford • Peterborough • Plymouth • Portsmouth • Preston • Ripon • Saint Albans • Salford • Salisbury • Sheffield • Southampton • Stoke-on-Trent • Sunderland • Truro • Wakefield • Wells • Winchester • Wolverhampton • Worcester • York Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Historically, city status was associated with the presence of a cathedral, such as York Minster. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 kmÂ² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ... Statistics Population: 84,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: ST745645 Administration District: Bath and North East Somerset Region: South West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Somerset Historic county: Somerset Services Police force: Avon and Somerset Fire and rescue: Avon Ambulance: South Western Post office... This article is about the city in England. ... Bradford is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire with city status. ... Brighton & Hove is a unitary authority and city in East Sussex on the south coast of England. ... Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and between the cities of Bath, Gloucester and the borough of Swindon. ... Shown within Cambridgeshire Geography Status: City (1951) Region: East of England Admin. ... The City of Canterbury is a local government district with city status in Kent, England. ... The City of Carlisle is a local government district with city status in Cumbria, in North West England. ... Chester is a local government district in Cheshire, North West England, with the status of a city. ... Statistics Population: 25,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU865045 Administration District: Chichester Shire county: West Sussex Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Sussex Historic county: Sussex Services Police force: Sussex Police Fire and rescue: West Sussex Ambulance: South East Coast... The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ... For other uses, see Derby (disambiguation). ... Durham is a local government district and city in County Durham. ... Statistics Population: 15,102 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TL535799 Administration District: East Cambridgeshire Shire county: Cambridgeshire Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Cambridgeshire Historic county: Cambridgeshire Services Police force: Ambulance service: East of England Post office and telephone Post town: ELY... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this articles infobox may require cleanup. ... Shown within Gloucestershire Geography Status: City (1541) Region: South West England Admin. ... Statistics Population: 50,154 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SO515405 Administration District: Herefordshire Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Herefordshire Historic county: Herefordshire Services Police force: West Mercia Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: West Midlands Post office and telephone Post town: HEREFORD Postal... Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a British city situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ... The City of Lancaster is a local government district and city in Lancashire in North West England. ... The City of Leeds is a metropolitan borough with city status within the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England, stretching from Otley and Wetherby in the north, on the border with North Yorkshire, to the border with the district of Wakefield in the south, and from Pudsey on the border... The West Front of Lichfield Cathedral, June 2005 Lichfield (Welsh: Caerlwytgoed) is a small city and civil parish in Staffordshire, 110 miles northwest of London and 14 miles north of Birmingham. ... Shown within Lincolnshire Geography Status: City Region: East Midlands Admin. ... Liverpool, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. ... The City of London is a geographically-small City within Greater London, England. ... The City of Westminster is a London borough with city status, situated to the west of the City of London and north of the River Thames. ... Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, North West England. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Shown within Norfolk Geography Status: City (1195) Government Region: East of England Administrative County: Norfolk Area: - Total Ranked 322nd 39. ... For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... The City of Peterborough is a cathedral city and Unitary Authority in the East of England. ... Plymouth is a city in the southwest of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ... For other places with the same name, see Portsmouth (disambiguation). ... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... Statistics Population: 15,922 (parish); 16,468 (urban area) (2001 census figures) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE3112271296 Administration Borough: Harrogate Shire county: North Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force... The City and District of St Albans is a local government district, in Hertfordshire, England. ... Salford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. ... Salisbury (IPA: , or â€” moving from RP to local dialect) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... Southampton is a city, unitary authority and major port situated on the south coast of England. ... This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... The City of Sunderland is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. ... Truro (pronounced ; Cornish: Truru) is a city in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. ... This article discusses the metropolitan district and named the City of Wakefield. ... For other uses, see Wells (disambiguation). ... Winchester is a local government district in Hampshire, England, with city status. ... Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, traditionally part of the county of Staffordshire. ... The city of Worcester (pronounced ) is a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England, situated some 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Birmingham and 29 miles (47 km) north of Gloucester. ... York is a city in North Yorkshire, England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ...

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