Leicestershire

American  

[les-ter-sheer, -sher] / ˈlɛs tərˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

1. a county in central England. 986 sq. mi. (2,555 sq. km).

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Leicestershire British  

/ ˈlɛstəˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

1.  Leics.  Shortened form: Leicester.  a county of central England: absorbed the small historical county of Rutland in 1974; Rutland and Leicester city became independent unitary authorities in 1997: largely agricultural. Administrative centre: Leicester. Pop (excluding Leicester city): 619 200 (2003 est). Area (excluding Leicester city): 2084 sq km (804 sq miles)

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Leicestershire

To get there, you drive deep into rural Leicestershire, to a gated house where you're greeted by his wife, Amy, and two gorgeous but "unruly" dogs.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

A convicted people smuggler who was found by the BBC to be living in Leicestershire has been arrested and charged with immigration offences.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

This good form, which also included 61 not out against Warwickshire and contributions of 33 or more against Leicestershire, Kent and Northamptonshire, has been timely.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

The creation of the reservoir, which involved damming the Gwash valley near Empingham, was finished in 1976 and flooding took a further three years, Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust said.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

In 1841, while engaged as a reporter for the Leicestershire Mercury, he was directed to report a Chartist lecture.

From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Henry B. Stanton