Leicestershire

English Etymology From en ang Lægreċeastresċīr. The middle and last element are ang ceaster town, city and ang scir district, common in placenames. The first element is probably from the former name of the river en Soar, en *Ligora, en *Ligera, of en cel -/en cel-bry - origin, from en cel-pro *legyā sediment, from en ine-pro *legʰ- to lie, similar to the French river en Loire.Gelling et al. (eds.), The names of towns and cities in Britain, B. T. Batsford, 1970, p. 122. en Leicester -shire. Pronunciation en /ˈlɛs.tə(ɹ).ʃə(ɹ)/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Leicestershire.wav Southern England Proper noun An inland county of England bordered by Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Derbyshire. en 2024-11-19 Nicola Venning Welcome to the Notswolds Country Life Rutland (and some of the bordering ‘Notswolds’ counties of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire) have the same mellow, creamy limestone as the Cotswolds and boast beguiling market towns and villages that are every bit as attractive, but without the tourists or hefty prices. https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/welcome-to-the-notswolds-the-country-with-all-the-ambience-of-the-cotswolds-without-the-price-tag-where-a-classic-georgian-rectory-is-under-1-million-276013 https://web.archive.org/web/20250514202550/https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/welcome-to-the-notswolds-the-country-with-all-the-ambience-of-the-cotswolds-without-the-price-tag-where-a-classic-georgian-rectory-is-under-1-million-276013 2025-05-14 Derived terms en Leicestershire cheese North West Leicestershire References en Counties of England