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Leicestershire was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a city within the wapentake of Guthlaxton. [2] when there were four wapentakes completely in Leicestershire: Guthlaxton, Framland, Goscote and Gartree. These later became hundreds, with the division of Goscote into West Goscote and East Goscote, and the addition of Sparkenhoe hundred ...
Leicester ( / ˈlɛstər / ⓘ LES-tər) [7] is a city, unitary authority area, unparished area and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a population of 373,399 in 2022. [4]
Leicester City Centre is Leicester's historical commercial, cultural and transport hub and is home to its central business district. Its inner core is roughly delineated by the A594, Leicester's inner ring road, although the various central campuses of the University of Leicester, De Monfort University and Leicester College are adjacent to the inner ring road and could be considered to be a ...
England. Leicestershire. 52°39′14″N 1°03′54″W / . 52.654°N 1.065°W. / 52.654; -1.065. Humberstone and Hamilton is an electoral ward and administrative division of the City of Leicester, England. It comprises the north-eastern Leicester suburbs of Humberstone, Humberstone Garden City, Hamilton and Netherhall.
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (c. 1208 – 4 August 1265), later sometimes referred to as Simon V de Montfort to distinguish him from his namesake relatives, was an English nobleman of French origin and a member of the English peerage, who led the baronial opposition to the rule of King Henry III of England, culminating in the Second Barons' War.
18 July 1995. Reference no. 1012149. Location of Abbot Penny's Wall in Leicestershire. Abbot Penny's Wall is a monastic boundary wall which once partially enclosed the grounds of Leicester Abbey. It stands in Abbey Park to the west of the City of Leicester, England. The wall was built around 1500 by John Penny, Abbot of Leicester from 1496 to 1509.
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Groby Castle. Location in Leicestershire. Coordinates. 52°39′50″N 1°13′36″W / . 52.6640°N 1.2267°W. / 52.6640; -1.2267. grid reference SK52390764. Groby Castle is situated in the large village of Groby to the north-west of the city of Leicester, England .