About Leicestershire

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Bordering Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, and Derbyshire. Leicestershire is a land locked country and takes its name from the City of Leicester.

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With a population of 1 million with more than half of this number living in Leicester.

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The River Soar together with its tributaries and canalisations constitutes the principal river basin of the county

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It’s symbol of county council, Leicestershire County Cricket Club and Leicester City FC is the fox. This is due to Leicestershire being considered the birthplace of fox hunting.

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