Leicestershire – pronounced /ˈlɛstərʃər/ or /ˈlɛstərʃɪər/ ( listen), abbreviation Leics. – is a landlocked county in central England. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire. The county borders onto Derbyshire to the North West, Nottinghamshire to the North, Rutland to ...
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Leicestershire – pronounced /ˈlɛstərʃər/ or /ˈlɛstərʃɪər/ ( listen), abbreviation Leics. – is a landlocked county in central England. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire. The county borders onto Derbyshire to the North West, Nottinghamshire to the North, Rutland to the East, Warwickshire to the South West, Staffordshire to the West, Lincolnshire to the North East, and Northamptonshire to the South East. The border with Warwickshire is Watling Street (the A5).
County Hall, situated in Glenfield, about 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Leicester city centre, is the seat of Leicestershire County Council and the headquarters of the county authority. The City of Leicester is administered from offices in Leicester itself and the City Council meets at Leicester Town Hall.
The River Soar rises to the east of Hinckley,...
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