Museums · West Midlands
Leicestershire
Also known as: Swydd Gaerlŷr
Leicestershire — a museum in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Mat Fascione — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Leicestershire is a museum in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Leicestershire is a museum located in the West Midlands. It showcases a range of exhibits pertaining to the region's history and culture. The museum is a valuable resource for those interested in local heritage.
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Background
History
The Domesday Book (1086) records four wapentakes in the territory of Leicestershire: Guthlaxton, Framland, Goscote and Gartree. These later became hundreds, with the division of Goscote into West Goscote and East Goscote, and the addition of Sparkenhoe hundred. The first recorded use of the county name occurs in 1087 as . Leicestershire's external boundaries have changed little since the Domesday Survey. The Measham-Donisthorpe exclave of Derbyshire has been exchanged for the Netherseal area, and the urban expansion of Market Harborough has caused Little Bowden, previously in Northamptonshire to be annexed. Until 1969, the county's legal name was "Leicester" rather than "Leicestershire",…
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- Coordinates
- 52.6560, -1.1900
- County
- Leicestershire
- District
- Blaby
- Parish
- Glenfields
- Postcode
- LE3 8RD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
- Official site
- leicestershire.gov.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Leicestershire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Leicestershire?
- Leicestershire is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.6560°, -1.1900°.
- Is Leicestershire wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Leicestershire. Check ahead for specific facilities.