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Nevill Holt, LeicestershireNevill Holt, Leicestershire
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Leicestershire is a ceremonial county in East Midlands, England. It covers 2,156 sq km (832 sq mi) and has a population of 940,500 (2011 estimate). Leicestershire is bordered by Derbyshire tothe northwest, Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the northeast, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the southeast and Warwickshire to the southwest. The traditional capital of Leicestershire is the city of Leicester. However, Leicester is now administered separately, and the county town for Leicestershire is today County Hall.

Leicestershire has a long tradition in metalworks, particularly in bellfounding, which goes back to as early as the 14th century. The largest bell in Britain, called the Great Paul, was cast in Leicestershire, and is now at St Paul's Cathedral in London.

Towns in Leicestershire


  1. Ashby-de-la-Zouch

  2. Coalville

  3. Hinckley

  4. Loughborough

  5. Market Harborough

  6. Melton Mowbray

Places of Interest in Leicestershire


  1. Ab Kettleby

  2. Abbey Pumping Station

  3. Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal

  4. Ashby Castle

  5. Arnesby

  6. Battlefield Line Heritage Railway

  7. Beacon Hill

  8. Belgrave Hall & Gardens
  9. Belvoir Castle
  10. Bosworth Battlefield
  11. Bradgate Park & Swithland Wood
  12. Brampton Valley Way
  13. Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome
  14. Burrough Hill Iron Age Hill Fort
  15. Castle Park
  16. Charnwood Museum
  17. Donington le Heath Manor House Museum
  18. Donington Park
  19. Eyebrook Reservoir
  20. Fosse Shopping Park
  21. Foxton Locks
  22. Great Glen Methodist Church
  23. Great Central Railway
  24. Harborough Museum
  25. High Cross
  26. Kirby Muxloe Castle
  27. Launde Abbey
  28. Leicester Cathedral
  29. Mallory Park
  30. Melton Carnegie Museum
  31. Moira Furnace
  32. Mount St. Bernard Abbey
  33. National Space Centre
  34. The National Forest and Conkers
  35. Snibston & Snibston Discovery Museum
  36. Stanford Hall
  37. Stoney Cove the National Diving Centre
  38. Stapleford Miniature Railway, Stapleford Park near Melton
  39. The Emporium
  40. Twycross Zoo
  41. Ulverscroft Priory
  42. University of Leicester Botanic Garden
  43. Watermead Country Park
  44. Wigston Framework Knitters Museum

Visiting Leicestershire

Take the M1 motorway from London to Leicester, and from there you can continue to the different places in Leicestershire. There are also trains from London ton Leicester by East Midlands Trains. The journey takes about 70 minutes.

Stone Lodge, Nevill Holt, LeicestershireStone Lodge, Nevill Holt, Leicestershire
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Church of St Michael and All Angels, Edmondthrope, LeicestershireChurch of St Michael and All Angels, Edmondthrope, Leicestershire
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