Leicestershire
ceremonial county in England
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Summary
Leicestershire is a ceremonial county of England[1]. Leicestershire draws 4,704 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial county of england category, ranking #32 of 36).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: East Midlands[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Capital: Leicester[5]
- Shares border with: Rutland[6], Lincolnshire[7], Nottinghamshire[8], Derbyshire[9], Warwickshire[10], Northamptonshire[11]
- Named after: Leicester[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: City of Leicester[13], Leicestershire[14]
- Flag: flag of Leicestershire[15]
- Commons category: Leicestershire[16]
- Said to be the same as: Leicestershire[17]
- IPA transcription: /ˈlʲɛstʲəˌʃər, -ʃɪər/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Leicestershire[19]
- Population: 1,043,800[20], 1,053,486[21], 1,067,121[22]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[24], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Leicestershire[27]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Leicestershire[28]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Leicestershire[29]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Leicestershire[30]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Leicestershire[31]
- Different from: Leicestershire[32]
- Area: 2156.2339 km²[33]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Leicestershire[34]
- Historic county: Leicestershire[35]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Leicestershire[36]
Why It Matters
Leicestershire has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Leicestershire is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]