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. ↩︎ ↩︎
Blaston
Blaston is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Blaston is 278, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Blaston there are 140 males, and 138 females.
Bottesford
Bottesford is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Bottesford is 3,691, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Bottesford there are 1,812 males, and 1,879 females.
Braunstone
Braunstone is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Braunstone is 17,258, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Braunstone there are 8,609 males, and 8,649 females.
Breedon on the Hill
Breedon on the Hill is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Breedon on the Hill is 1,099, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Breedon on the Hill there are 569 males, and 530 females.
Bringhurst
Bringhurst is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Bringhurst is 236, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Bringhurst there are 121 males, and 115 females.
Broughton and Old Dalby
Broughton and Old Dalby is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Broughton and Old Dalby is 1,409, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Broughton and Old Dalby there are 696 males, and 713 females.
Broughton Astley
Broughton Astley is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Broughton Astley is 8,115, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Broughton Astley there are 4,030 males, and 4,085 females.
Bruntingthorpe
Bruntingthorpe is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Bruntingthorpe is 392, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Bruntingthorpe there are 200 males, and 192 females.
Buckminster
Buckminster is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Buckminster is 335, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Buckminster there are 168 males, and 167 females.
Burbage
Burbage is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Burbage is 14,554, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Burbage there are 7,076 males, and 7,478 females.
Burton and Dalby
Burton and Dalby is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Burton and Dalby is 966, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Burton and Dalby there are 484 males, and 482 females.
Burton on the Wolds
Burton on the Wolds is a human settlement in Leicestershire, England.
Population
The population of Burton on the Wolds is 1,261, in the 2021 census of the United Kingdom1.
In Burton on the Wolds there are 616 males, and 645 females.