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Leicestershire CA, Leicestershire

Leicestershire is a council area which forms the upper tier in a two-tier system of local government. The council area fairly closely matches the historic county from which it takes its name, the main difference being that Leicester itself is not part of the council area. There are also several other small differences between the boundaries of the council area and the historic county.

Place Type: Council Area
Historic County: Leicestershire
Lat, Long: 52.66768229,-1.113571084
Grid Reference: SK 6004 0814
Police Area: Leicestershire PA

GBPN ID: 318803
GSS Code: E10000018
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Leicestershire_CA,_Leicestershire_318803

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