Travel Articles
481: A brief history of Leicester
Dating back over 2000 years, Leicester is one of the oldest cities in England and has plenty to interest historians. The history of the origins of Leicester are, of course, lost in time. However, there are two main theories concerning the origin of the settlement now known as Leicester.
482: Accommodation for visitors in Leicester
Leicester has the usual range of places for the visitor to stay from hostels to 5 star hotels. However, Leicester is not renowned as a tourist centre and so the accommodation provision is mainly from the major chains that can be found anywhere. An advantage of that is, of course, that a Holiday Inn is the same in Leicester, London or Leeds.
483: Transport in and around Leicester
Leicester is on the main route north from London, passing through the midlands. As such it is well served by both road and rail links.
484: Business and Industry in Leicester
Historically Leicester has always been most closely associated with clothing and footwear manufacturing trades. Whilst the City of Leicester employment profile shows the largest proportion of city workers to be engaged in manufacturing
485: Entertainment, Restaurants and Bars in Leicester
The diversity of ethnicities and cultures in Leicester makes it one of the most varied and vibrant cities in the country. The substantial Asian community has brought with it many interesting events which the city enjoys supporting.
486: The Geography of Leicester
The world map reference for Leicester is latitude 52o38?06? north and latitude 1o08?06? west. The River Soar running through it is one of the few geographical features of this city, which is, by and large, flat and featureless.
487: Recreational and sports amenities in Leicester
Leicester has a strong tradition of being represented at national level in our three main sports. ie Football, Rugby and Cricket, with the rugby team, Leicester Tigers, being the most consistent in their achievements.
488: Shopping in Leicester
The Victorian Clock Tower, situated at the meeting point of seven city streets, is generally acknowledged as the main meeting point in Leicester. It is also the focus point for most of the city?s shops with the two main shopping centres ? the Haymarket and the Shires ? on either side of it.
489: Sightseeing in Leicester
In truth Leicester is neither quaint, nor full of historic places to visit. However, the few truly ancient or historic buildings it has are shown off well and the city is quite rightly proud of them. Here are a few of the sites worth seeing in Leicester.
490: Social aspects of living in Leicester
With a population rapidly approaching 300,000, Leicester is the largest city in the East Midlands and is in the top 20 cities in England by size of population. The ratio of males to females is 51% to 49%. Leicester is unusual in having a high proportion of its population aged under 35;
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