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Leicestershire
Leicestershire is an historic county of England. (For more information about the ancient counties of the UK, see the historic counties page and the place types page.)
From The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, (1870-72):
An inland county, nearly in the centre of England, but a little to the E. It is bounded, on the N, by Derbyshire and Notts; on the S, by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire; on the W, by Warwickshire, Staffordshire, and Derbyshire.
The county town is Leicester; the other towns with upwards of 2,000 inhabitants, are Loughborough, Hinckley, Melton-Mowbray, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Market-Harborough, Castle-Donington, and Lutterworth; and there are about 560 smaller towns, villages, and hamlets.
Also known as Leicester.
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| | Cemeteries | Cemeteries in Leicestershire include Burbage Cemetery, Hinckley Cemetery ... View cemeteries
| | Communities | Communities in Leicestershire include Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Bottesford, Breedon on the Hill, Castle Donington, Coalville, Earl Shilton, Hinckley, Leicester, Loughborough, Lutterworth ... View communities
| | Family history & family records | Birth, marriage and death records - nationwide
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| | Parishes | Parishes in Leicestershire include Ab Kettleby, Allexton, Anstey, Anstey Pastures, Appleby, Arnesby, Asfordby, Ashby de la Zouch, Ashby Folville, Ashby Magna ... View parishes
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