Leicestershire

Leicestershire
Geography
Status:	Ceremonial & (smaller) Administrative County
Region:	East Midlands
Area: - Total - Admin. council - Admin. area	Ranked 28th 2,156 km² Ranked 26th 2,083 km²
Admin HQ:	Leicester
:	GB-LEC
ONS code:	31
NUTS 3:	UKF22
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density - Admin. council - Admin. pop.	Ranked 21st 899,069 417 / km² Ranked 17th 615,491
Ethnicity:	85.0% White 11.9% S.Asian 1.2% Afro-Carib.
Politics
Leicestershire County Council http://www.leics.gov.uk/
Executive:	Conservative
Members of Parliament
Stephen Dorrell, Alan Duncan, Edward Garnier, Patricia Hewitt, Andy Reed, Andrew Robathan, David Taylor, David Tredinnick, Keith Vaz, 1 by-election pending
Districts
Charnwood Melton Harborough Oadby and Wigston Blaby Hinckley and Bosworth North West Leicestershire Leicester (Unitary)

The population of Leicestershire (excluding Leicester) is 609,579 (2001 census), prior to the removal of Leicester and Rutland it was 927,500 (1991 census). The county covers an area of 2,084 sq km (804 sq mi)

Before 1997, Leicester was a district - and still is treated as part of Leicestershire for some ceremonial purposes. Rutland was a district from 1974 but its integration was unpopular and it was restored as an independent authority and ceremonial county in 1997.

Many services are still run on the 1974 boundaries - the Leicestershire Constabulary covers the entire area, and the three councils collaborate on services such as libraries.

Leicestershire was recorded in the Domesday Book in four wapentakes, Guthiaxton, Framland, Goscote and Gartree.

Towns and villages

• Anstey, Arnesby, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Ashby Magna, Aston Flamville
• Barrow-on-Soar, Barwell, Birstall, Blaby, Bottesford, Breedon on the Hill, Broughton Astley, Burbage, Bushby
• Cadeby, Coalville, Countesthorpe, Croft
• Desford, Donisthorpe
• Earl Shilton, East Norton, Edith Weston, Enderby
• Gaddesby, Glenfield
• Hallaton, Hinckley, Horninghold, Husbands Bosworth
• Ibstock
• Kegworth, Kirby Muxloe
• Little Dalby, Loughborough, Lutterworth
• Market Bosworth, Market Harborough, Measham, Melton Mowbray, Moira, Mountsorrel
• Newton Harcourt, Newtown Linford, Normanton
• Oadby
• Peatling Parva
• Queniborough, Quorndon
• Rothley
• Shackerstone, Shearsby, Sheepy Magna, Sheepy Parva, Shepshed, Sileby, Stoney Stanton, Sutton Cheney, Swinford, Syston
• Thurmaston, Thurnby, Twycross
• Waltham-on-the-Wolds, Whitwick, Walton, Wigston, Woodhouse Eaves

• The Battlefield Line, a heritage railway
• Belvoir Castle
• Bosworth Battlefield
• Bradgate Park
• Donington Park
• East Midlands Airport
• Foxton Locks
• Launde Abbey
• Leicester Botanic Gardens
• Moira Furnace
• Stanford Hall
• Twycross Zoo

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