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Leicester is a city in the heart of Leicestershire, of which it is the county town. It is a city rooted in ancient history but also in industrial endeavour. Ancient Roman pavements and baths remain in Leicester from its early settlement as Ratae Corieltauvorum. Later it rose as an Anglo-Saxon town and when it was captured by the Danes it became one of five fortified towns important to the Danelaw. Industrial growth in the 19th century transformed Leicester and it became a major manufacturing centre. The city expanded throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, absorbing the villages about it. It was granted city status in 1919. It became a cathedral city in 1927. The remains of King Richard III were reburied in the cathedral in 2015 after being discovered nearby in the foundations of the lost Greyfriars chapel. The city is within the council area of Leicester.
Place Type: City
Historic County: Leicestershire
Lat, Long: 52.633586,-1.133455
Grid Reference: SK 5874 0433
Council Area: Leicester CA
Police Area: Leicestershire PA
GBPN ID: 25957
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Leicester,_Leicestershire_25957
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Place Type: City
Historic County: Leicestershire
Lat, Long: 52.633586,-1.133455
Grid Reference: SK 5874 0433
Council Area: Leicester CA
Police Area: Leicestershire PA
GBPN ID: 25957
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Leicester,_Leicestershire_25957
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