Leicester

Leicester

Leicester is a city, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands, with a population of 383,116 in 2025. The greater Leicester urban area had a population of 559,017 in 2021, making it the 11th most populous in England, and the 13th most populous in the United Kingdom. For three years running, the annual Good Growth for Cities Index has ranked Leicester as the best place to live and work in the East Midlands. The latest study, which is based on a range of economic factors, rated Leicester as the best performing city in the East Midlands in 2024 and 20th overall out of 52 other UK cities. The city lies on the River Soar and is approximately 90 miles north-northwest of London, 33 miles east-northeast of Birmingham and 21 miles northeast of Coventry. Nottingham and Derby lie around 21 miles to the north and northwest respectively, whilst Peterborough is located 37 miles to the east.

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• Entity:  Location

• Sovereign state:  United Kingdom
• Country:  England
• Region:  East Midlands
• Ceremonial county:  Leicestershire
• Founded:  C. 47 Ad As Ratae Corieltauvorum
• City status restored:  1919
• Unitary authority:  1997
• Administrative HQ:  City Hall
• Civic suite:  Leicester Town Hall
• Type:  Unitary Authority With Mayor And Cabinet
• Body:  Leicester City Council
• Control:  Labour
• Elected mayor:  Peter Soulsby (L)
• Lord Mayor:  Kulwinder Singh Johal
• Chief Executive:  Alison Greenhill
• Area rank:  251St
• Population (mid-2014 est.):  337,653
• Demonym(s):  Leicestrian
• Postcode area:  Le
• Dialling code:  0116
• ISO 3166 code:  Gb-Lce
• Website:  Leicester.gov.uk
• Wikidata description:  City In Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
• Wikidata label:  Leicester
• Wikidata aliases:  Leicester, Leicester, England

• Related Topics:  Leicester Category, Local Government In Leicestershire, Towns In Leicestershire, 50S Establishments In The Roman Empire, 1St-Century Establishments In Roman Britain, Local Government Districts Of The East Midlands, County Towns In England, Populated Places Established In The 1St Century, Cities In The East Midlands, Former Civil Parishes In Leicestershire, Unitary Authority Districts Of England