Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked administrative county in central England. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester which has traditionally been its administrative centre, but is now a unitary authority separate from Leicestershire. It borders onto Leicester, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire and Staffordshire, and contains part of the National Forest.
| Administrative Leicestershire | |
| Demographics | |
|---|---|
| Population: | 609,578 (2001) |
| Ethnicity: | 95% white, 3% indian |
| Geography | |
| Districts: | Blaby, Charnwood, Hinckley Melton, North West, Oadby, Harborough |
| Neighbours: | Leicester, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Staffordshire, Warwickshire |
| Politics | |
| Executive: | Tories |
| MPs: | Andrew Robathan David Tredinnick Stephen Dorrell Edward Garnier Andy Reed, David Taylor Alan Duncan |
| Region: | East Midlands |
Leicestershire is divided into the following districts -
- Blaby
- Charnwood (Loughborough)
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Melton
- North West Leicestershire
- Oadby and Wigston
- Harborough
Towns and villages
- Anstey, Arnesby, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Ashby Magna, Aston Flamville
- Barrow-on-Soar, Barwell, Birstall, Blaby, Bottesford, Breedon on the Hill, Broughton Astley, Burbage, Bushby
- Cadeby, Coalville, Countesthorpe, Croft
- Desford, Donisthorpe
- Earl Shilton, East Norton, Edith Weston, Enderby
- Gaddesby, Glenfield
- Hallaton, Hinckley, Horninghold, Husbands Bosworth
- Ibstock
- Kegworth, Kirby Muxloe
- Little Dalby, Loughborough, Lutterworth
- Market Harborough, Measham, Melton Mowbray, Moira, Mountsorrel
- Newton Harcourt, Newtown Linford, Normanton
- Oadby
- Peatling Parva
- Queniborough, Quorndon
- Rothley
- Shackerstone, Shearsby, Sheepy Magna, Sheepy Parva, Shepshed, Sileby, Stoney Stanton, Sutton Cheney, Swinford, Syston
- Thurmaston, Thurnby, Twycross
- Waltham-on-the-Wolds, Whitwick, Walton, Wigston, Woodhouse Eaves
- The Battlefield Line, a heritage railway
- Belvoir Castle
- Bosworth Battlefield
- Bradgate Park
- Donington Park
- East Midlands Airport
- Foxton Locks
- Launde Abbey
- Leicester Botanic Gardens
- Moira Furnace
- Stanford Hall
- Twycross Zoo