Leicestershire is a county of England.
There are 21 English counties in total and they include towns and rural areas, and exclude cities.
Population
The population of Leicestershire is 712,366, at the time of the 2021 census of the United Kingdom[1].
In Leicestershire there are 360,613 females, and 351,753 males.
Location
Leicestershire is located at a Latitude of 52.668178 (52° 40’ 5.4412" N), and Longitude of -1.113455 (-1° 6’ 48.4393" W)1.
Elevation
The elevation of Leicestershire is an average of 105 metres23.
The elevation of Leicestershire ranges from a low point of about 1 metres, to a high point of about 300 metres.
Woodland Coverage of Leicestershire
Leicestershire has approximately 5% woodland coverage which is approximately 31,114.8 hectare of woodland4.
Water coverage
How much of Leicestershire is water? Well, Leicestershire has 0.66% water coverage, which is 3,758.8 hectare of water4.
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location is the calculated centroid for geometries published by ONS Geography Linked Data portal. ↩︎
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From GDEM V3 (Global Digital Elevation Model V003) dataset. For Leicestershire I have used 3,591,940 samples in my calculation. ↩︎
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The average listed is a median value for elevation samples recorded in the polygon for a given location. ↩︎
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Woodland, and water coverage calculated from OpenStreetMap data retrieved March 2024. ↩︎ ↩︎
Shangton
Shangton is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Shangton is 310, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Shangton there are 154 males, and 156 females.
Sharnford
Sharnford is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Sharnford is 1,065, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Sharnford there are 514 males, and 551 females.
Shawell
Shawell is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Shawell is 198, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Shawell there are 101 males, and 97 females.
Shearsby
Shearsby is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Shearsby is 229, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Shearsby there are 110 males, and 119 females.
Sheepy
Sheepy is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Sheepy is 1,253, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Sheepy there are 621 males, and 632 females.
Shepshed
Shepshed is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Shepshed is 12,511, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Shepshed there are 6,176 males, and 6,335 females.
Sileby
Sileby is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Sileby is 7,965, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Sileby there are 3,899 males, and 4,066 females.
Skeffington
Skeffington is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Skeffington is 226, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Skeffington there are 109 males, and 117 females.
Slawston
Slawston is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Slawston is 192, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Slawston there are 93 males, and 99 females.
Smeeton Westerby
Smeeton Westerby is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Smeeton Westerby is 327, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Smeeton Westerby there are 175 males, and 152 females.
Snarestone
Snarestone is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Snarestone is 318, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Snarestone there are 161 males, and 157 females.
Somerby
Somerby is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Somerby is 858, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Somerby there are 424 males, and 434 females.