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Leicestershire has a long history of livestock farming which continues today. Robert Bakewell (1725–1795) of Dishley, near Loughborough, was a revolutionary in the field of selective breeding. Bakewell's Leicester Longwool sheep was much prized by farmers across the British Empire and is today a heritage breed admired. [ 11 ]
Leicester (/ ˈ l ɛ s t ər / ⓘ LES-tər) [7] is a city, unitary authority area, unparished area and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a population of 373,399 in 2022. [4]
The ceremonial county of Leicestershire (which includes the unitary authority of Leicester), is divided into 11 parliamentary constituencies - 3 borough constituencies and 8 county constituencies. One of these is a cross-county boundary constituency with Lincolnshire also including the small historic county of Rutland , which was ...
The East Midlands is one of nine official regions of England.It comprises the eastern half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands.It consists of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire (except for North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire), Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and Rutland.
This is a list of towns, villages, and other locations within the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England. A. Ab Kettleby ...
Leicestershire is considered to be the birthplace of fox hunting as it is known today. Hugo Meynell of Quorn , Master of the Quorn Hunt 1753–1800, is known as the father of fox hunting. Melton Mowbray and Market Harborough have associations with fox hunting, as has neighbouring Rutland.
Leicestershire districts and boroughs This is a list of civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England. There are 233 civil parishes. Population figures are unavailable for some of the smallest parishes. The districts of Leicester and Oadby and Wigston (Oadby and Wigston) are entirely unparished. Coalville, Hinckley, Loughborough, Market Harborough and Melton Mowbray are ...
As at 2011 the Greater Leicester BUA was home to 51.8% of the total population of Leicestershire [2] (2001: 48.5%). A 2017 quote from the Leicester City Council website states that "The Greater Leicester urban area is one of the fastest growing in the country, with a population of about 650,000, of which 350,000 live within the city council ...