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00:01:14 1 Name 00:02:11 2 History 00:02:20 2.1 Prehistory 00:03:48 2.2 Roman 00:04:47 2.3 Medieval 00:10:10 2.4 Modern 00:10:18 2.4.1 Tudor 00:11:11 2.4.2 Stuart 00:12:20 2.4.3 Civil War 00:13:54 2.4.4 Industrial era 00:17:32 2.4.5 Early 20th century 00:20:53 2.5 Contemporary 00:21:11 2.5.1 Urban expansion; central rapprochement 00:23:07 2.5.2 Immigration 00:26:28 3 Geography 00:26:57 3.1 Climate 00:29:03 4 Government 00:33:14 4.1 Political control 00:33:27 4.2 Coat of arms 00:34:45 5 Demography 00:34:54 5.1 Demographic comparatives 00:38:45 5.2 Languages 00:40:16 5.3 Population change 00:40:38 6 Economy 00:41:37 6.1 Engineering 00:42:16 6.2 Shopping 00:43:45 6.3 Food and drink 00:45:21 7 Landmarks 00:47:28 8 Panoramic view; Suburban Leicester WNW viewed from LE1 supVII/sup 00:47:43 9 Transport 00:47:53 9.1 Air 00:48:26 9.2 Road 00:50:08 9.3 National Cycle Network 00:50:36 9.4 Rail 00:50:44 9.4.1 Mainline rail 00:52:26 9.4.2 Great Central Railway 00:53:03 10 Education 00:53:12 10.1 Schools 00:54:37 10.2 Tertiary 00:55:18 11 Culture 00:57:04 11.1 Museums 00:57:13 11.2 Music 00:57:22 11.3 In popular culture 00:59:18 12 Sport 01:00:46 13 Public services 01:01:30 14 Notable people 01:01:40 15 Local media 01:03:21 16 Twin cities 01:03:43 17 Freedom of the City 01:03:59 17.1 Individuals 01:04:08 17.2 Military Units
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Leicester ( (listen) LEST-ər) is a city and unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National Forest. It is to the north-east of Birmingham and Coventry, south of Nottingham, and west of Peterborough. The 2016 mid year estimate of the population of the City of Leicester unitary authority was 348,300, an increase of approximately 18,500 ( 5.6%) from the 2011 census figure of 329,839, making it the most populous municipality in the East Midlands region. The associated urban area is also the 11th most populous in England and the 13th most populous in the United Kingdom.Leicester is at the intersection of two major railway lines—the north/south Midland Main Line and the east/west Birmingham to London Stansted CrossCountry line; as well as the confluence of the M1/M69 motorways and the A6/A46 trunk routes. Leicester is the home to football club Leicester City and rugby club Leicester Tigers.