LESS-tər, but often locally /ˈlɛstɒ/) is a city and unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest. It is the burial place of King Richard III.
Population: 339,239
Latitude: 52° 38' 18.96" N
Longitude: -1° 07' 54.08" W
Coalville Town was a railway station at Coalville in Leicestershire on the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line. It was opened as Long Lane in 1833 and British Railways closed it on 7 September 1964 when passenger services were ended on the line.
Burrough Hill is an Iron Age hillfort in Burrough on the Hill, 7 miles (11 km) south of Melton Mowbray in the English county of Leicestershire. Situated on a promontory about 200 metres (660 ft) above sea level, the site commands views over the surr…
The Braunstone Gate Bridge (also known as the Bowstring Bridge) was a former railway bridge carrying the Great Central Railway, and later a public footpath and cycleway, over Western Boulevard and the River Soar in Leicester, England. The bridge had…
Westcotes is an area to the west of the city of Leicester. It is also known as the West End of Leicester.
The University of Leicester Harold Martin Botanic Garden is a botanic garden close to the halls of residence for the University of Leicester in Oadby, Leicestershire, England. Founded in 1921, the garden was established on the present 16-acre (65,00…
Syston railway station (/ˈsaɪstən/ SY-stən) is a railway station serving the town of Syston in Leicestershire, England. The station is on the Midland Main Line from Leicester to Loughborough, 103¾ miles from London St Pancras.
St Margaret's Bus Station is located on Gravel Street to the north of Leicester City Centre, England.
Seagrave is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England.
Ratby is a commuter village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. It is situated to the west of Leicester, and just south of the M1 motorway. (Groby is on the northern side of the M1.) It has a population…
Oadby Town Football Club is an association football club based in Oadby, Leicestershire.
Loughborough Carillon is a carillon and war memorial in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It is in Queen's Park, and is a well known landmark, visible from several miles away. It is 152 feet (46 m) high.
Leicester General Hospital (LGH) is a National Health Service hospital located in the suburb of Evington, about 3 miles east of Leicester City Centre (near Goodwood on Coleman Road, which is south of Uppingham Road), and is a part of University Hosp…
Kirkby Mallory is a hamlet in Leicestershire, England that is part of the civil parish of Peckleton.
High Cross is the name given to the crossroads of the Roman roads of Watling Street and Fosse Way in Leicestershire, England. It is about a mile west of the village of Claybrooke Magna and was in the hundred of Guthlaxton.
Gilmorton, a village and civil parish about 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Lutterworth in Leicestershire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 976.
The Gas Museum, also known as the National Gas Museum, is situated in the former gatehouse of a gasworks in Leicester, England, and deals with the history of domestic and industrial gas supply. It is claimed to be "the biggest collection of gas and …
Frog Island is an inner city area of Leicester, England, so named because it lies between the River Soar and the Soar Navigation (a continuation of the Grand Union Canal).
Ellistown is a village about 2 miles (3 km) south of Coalville in North West Leicestershire, England.