Oadby is a small town in Leicestershire, five miles south east of Leicester City centre. The town is famous for Leicester Racecourse, situated on the border between Oadby and Stoneygate, and the University of Leicester Botanical Garden. Oadby had a population of 23,849 in 2011 and like its neighbour Wigston, Oadby is made up of five wards.
Population: 23,184
Latitude: 52° 36' 22.36" N
Longitude: -1° 05' 0.74" W
Leicester (/ˈlɛstər/ LES-tər) 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…
Leicestershire (/ˈlɛstərʃər/ or /ˈlestərʃɪər/; abbreviation Leics.) is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authori…
The University of Leicester (/ˈlɛstə/ LES-tər) is a public research university based in Leicester, England.
Loughborough University (abbreviated as Lough for post-nominals) is a public research university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England. It has been a university since 1966, but the institution da…
Loughborough (/ˈlʌfbərə/ LUFF-bərə or /ˈlʌfbrə/ LUFF-brə) is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and home to Loughborough University. The town had a population of 57,600 in 2004…
De Montfort University (DMU) is a public research and teaching university situated in the city of Leicester, England, adjacent to the River Soar and the Leicester Castle Gardens.
The Battle of Naseby was the decisive battle of the first English Civil War.
The King Power Stadium is a football stadium located in Leicester, England. It is the home ground of Leicester City, who currently compete in the Premier League. The all-seater stadium, inaugurated in July 2002, has a capacity of 32,262 and is the 1…
Loughborough is a constituency in Leicestershire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Nicky Morgan, a Conservative.
Bosworth /bɒzwɜrθ/ is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1987 by David Tredinnick of the Conservative Party.
Leicester South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2011 by Jon Ashworth of the Labour Party.
The LE postcode area, also known as the Leicester postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Coalville, Hinckley, Leicester, Loughborough, Lutterworth, Market Harborough, Oakham, Melton Mowbray and Wigston in Leicestershire, Rutland and …
Leicester West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Elizabeth Kendall of the Labour Party.
Leicester East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1987 by Keith Vaz of the Labour Party and Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee.
Harborough /ˈhɑrbrə/ or /ˈhɑrbʉrə/is a constituency covering the south of Leicestershire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1992 by Conservative Party member and barrister Sir Edward Garnier QC.
Charnwood is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its creation in 1997 by Stephen Dorrell of the Conservative Party.
Rutland and Melton is a county constituency spanning Leicestershire and Rutland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. The …
South Leicestershire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 recreation by Andrew Robathan, a member of the Conservative Party.