De Montfort University is one of two universities situated in the city of Leicester, England; the other institution of higher education being University of Leicester[?].
De Montfort University grew out of a polytechnic. It was named after Simon de Montfort, who was Earl of Leicester in the 13th century.
... 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 5.83% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there ...