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Leicestershire

Leicestershire

1 4.5
A county in central England known for its countryside and old towns
  • proper noun
  • /ˈlɛɪstəʃɪə/
: Leicestershire
  • Fran, 63, originally from Manchester, joined a convent in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, at 18, believing the life of a nun was her calling.
  • Leicestershire, England

It was so new I became pen pals with Sir Alec Jeffries, the man who invented it here in Leicestershire.

Examples

  • Despite their problems, the opposing armies met for the decisive battle at Bosworth Field in rural Leicestershire.

  • Pentrich lay at the heart of the hosiery and manufacturing counties of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, and Leicestershire.

    Academic text (2010)

  • I'm invited by Lady Gilpin to Leicestershire.

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)

  • A study performed by Loughborough University of Technology in Leicestershire, England, constructed tactile maps for use in teaching biology.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The model, being developed by researchers at the Sports Technology Research Group at Loughborough University in Leicestershire, England, will help sports equipment manufacturers make equipment for specific user needs, said Andy Harland, who leads the research group.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Mockford grew up in Leicestershire, in the English Midlands.

  • A rare 1st-century Roman helmet discovered in 2000 by a metal detectorist in Hallaton, Leicestershire, is on display at a nearby museum.

Synonyms

Leicester
vsLeicestershire
1 5.3

A mainly farming county in central England with old towns and countryside

focuses more on agricultural economy and traditional historic towns

Surface Forms

Leicestershire main

Morphology

Leicestershire = Leicester (transparent) = Leicester + shire

Formed by the place name 'Leicester' plus the productive suffix '-shire' meaning 'county of', so the county-name meaning is directly recoverable.

Etymology

Leicestershire comes from the city Leicester plus the ending -shire, which means 'county'. The city name Leicester itself comes from an old river name Leir plus -chester meaning 'town' or 'camp' (like in Manchester), so Leicestershire is the 'county' of the town by the River Leir.