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Leicestershire
Leicestershire
is a landlocked
county
in central
England
. It takes its name from the heavily populated
City of Leicester
which has traditionally been its administrative centre, but is now a
unitary authority
separate from Leicestershire. It borders onto
Rutland
,
Nottinghamshire
,
Derbyshire
,
Warwickshire
,
Northamptonshire
and
Staffordshire
.
Towns and villages
Anstey[?]
,
Arnesby[?]
,
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
,
Ashby Magna[?]
,
Aston Flamville[?]
Birstall[?]
,
Bottesford[?]
,
Breedon on the Hill
,
Burbage[?]
,
Bushby[?]
Cadeby[?]
,
Coalville[?]
,
Countesthorpe[?]
,
Croft[?]
Donisthorpe[?]
Earl Shilton[?]
,
East Norton[?]
,
Edith Weston[?]
Gaddesby[?]
Hallaton[?]
,
Hinckley[?]
,
Horninghold[?]
,
Husbands Bosworth[?]
Kegworth[?]
,
Kirby Muxloe
Little Dalby[?]
,
Loughborough[?]
,
Lutterworth
Market Harborough
,
Measham[?]
,
Melton Mowbray[?]
,
Moira
,
Mountsorrel[?]
Newton Harcourt[?]
,
Newtown Linford[?]
,
Normanton[?]
Oadby[?]
Peatling Parva[?]
Queniborough[?]
,
Quorndon
Rothley[?]
Shackerstone[?]
,
Shearsby[?]
,
Sheepy Magna[?]
,
Sheepy Parva[?]
,
Shepshed[?]
,
Stoney Stanton[?]
,
Sutton Cheney[?]
,
Swinford[?]
,
Syston[?]
Thurmaston[?]
,
Thurnby[?]
,
Twycross[?]
Walton
,
Wigston[?]
,
Woodhouse Eaves[?]
Places of interest
Launde Abbey[?]
Leicester Botanic Gardens[?]
Bradgate House[?]
Belvoir Castle
Bosworth Battlefield[?]
The Battlefield Line[?]
, a
heritage railway
The National Forest[?]
Moira Furnace[?]
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