Leicestershire is a landlocked county in central England. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire. The county borders onto Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, and Nottinghamshire.
Appleby Magna Hotels & Accommodation Appleby Magna is a village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district. There are some interesting earthworks near the church including defensive banks and ditches. Brick and rubble foundations mark the site of the 17th century Dormer's Hall and numerous marl pits in an adjacent enclosure ...
Castle Donnington Hotels & Accommodation Castle Donington is a village with a population of around 7000 in the North West of Leicestershire, close to Derby and Nottingham and on the edge of the National Forest. It is the closest town to East Midlands Airport and DHL which are major employers. It's also home to Donington Park motor racing circuit ...
Earl Shilton Hotels & Accommodation Earl Shilton is a large village or small town in Leicestershire, England about 10 miles from Leicester. Between the 19th and late 20th centuries, Earl Shilton was a busy industrial village consisting of numerous Shoe, Hosiery and Knitwear factories. At one point Earl Shilton produced boots for none other than Russia's Red Army ...
Hinckley Hotels & Accommodation Hinckley is a town in southwest Leicestershire, England. Hinckley has a history going back to Saxon times. The name originally referred to the woodland clearing of a man called Hynca. By the time of the Domesday Book in 1086, Hinckley was quite a large village, and grew over the course of the following 200 years ...
Kegworth Hotels & Accommodation Kegworth (pronounced locally as Keggoth) is a village on the River Soar, Leicestershire, England. It is near junction 24 of the M1 motorway and is also very close to East Midlands Airport. The site of Kegworth was situated well within the territory of the Caritani, one of the most powerful Ancient British tribes ...
Leicester Hotels & Accommodation Leicester is one of the largest cities in the East Midlands region of England, the capital of the traditional county of Leicestershire, with a population of some 330,000 in the metropolitan area. Leicester is one of the oldest English cities, having been founded by the Romans as Ratae Coritanorum in 50 CE ...
Loughborough Hotels & Accommodation Loughborough (pronounced LUFF-burra or LUFF-bruh) is the largest town in Leicestershire, outside of Leicester. The town has the world's largest bell foundry - John Taylor Bellfounders, which made the bells for the Carillon war memorial, a landmark in the town ...
Market Bosworth Hotels & Accommodation Market Bosworth is a small town in Leicestershire, England and the 1988 winner of Britain in Bloom. It is mainly known for giving its name to the nearby Battle of Bosworth Field, the concluding battle in the Wars of the Roses. A town charter, granting the right to the market was granted in 1285 by King Edward I ...
Market Harborough Hotels & Accommodation Market Harborough is a market town in Leicestershire, England. Market Harborough is located in a rural part of south Leicestershire, upon the River Welland. It is very close to the Northamptonshire border, and is roughly 15 miles (24 km) south of Leicester and 10 miles north of Kettering ...
Melton Mowbray Hotels & Accommodation Melton Mowbray (known to the locals simply as Melton) is a town of around 26,000 people in the borough of Melton in north-east Leicestershire. Melton Mowbray is perhaps best known for its culinary specialities, being the home of both Melton Mowbray pork pies and of Stilton Cheese ...
Oakham Hotels & Accommodation Oakham is the county town of Rutland, England. It lies close to Rutland Water, one of the largest man-made lakes in Europe. Tourist attractions in Oakham include All Saints Church and Oakham Castle. Another popular and historic feature is the open-air market held in the town's market square every Wednesday and Saturday ...
Shepshed Hotels & Accommodation Shepshedis a town in Leicestershire, England with a population of around 14,000 people. The town originally grew as a centre for the wool trade. However, since the construction of the M1 motorway nearby, it has become a dormitory town for Loughborough, Leicester, Derby and Nottingham ...
Uppingham Hotels & Accommodation Uppingham is a small market town in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is located on the A47 between Leicester and Peterborough, about 6 miles south of the county town, Oakham. The bypass opened in June 1982. It is the second largest town in the county ...
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