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. ↩︎ ↩︎
Whitwick
Whitwick is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Whitwick is 8,229, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Whitwick there are 4,052 males, and 4,177 females.
Wigston Parva
Wigston Parva is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Wigston Parva is 150, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Wigston Parva there are 79 males, and 71 females.
Willoughby Waterleys
Willoughby Waterleys is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Willoughby Waterleys is 309, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Willoughby Waterleys there are 157 males, and 152 females.
Wistow
Wistow is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Wistow is 277, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Wistow there are 134 males, and 143 females.
Withcote
Withcote is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Withcote is 243, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Withcote there are 133 males, and 110 females.
Witherley
Witherley is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Witherley is 1,366, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Witherley there are 682 males, and 684 females.
Woodhouse
Woodhouse is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Woodhouse is 2,222, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Woodhouse there are 1,112 males, and 1,110 females.
Worthington
Worthington is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Worthington is 1,530, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Worthington there are 778 males, and 752 females.
Wymeswold
Wymeswold is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Wymeswold is 1,367, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Wymeswold there are 656 males, and 711 females.
Wymondham
Wymondham is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Wymondham is 675, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Wymondham there are 313 males, and 362 females.