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'''Leicester''' is a city and is the county town of [[Leicestershire]], [[England]] through which the River Soar flows. Most of the city centre was built in [[Victorian]] times, including the railway station. The station is a regional interchange.

'''Leicester''' is a city and is the county town of [[Leicestershire]], [[England]] through which the River Soar flows.  

 

Leicester as a settlement goes back to before christ, the earliest records of it being as the capital of the Celtic Corieltauvi tribe who ruled over what is now the East Midlands. The Corieltauvi submitted peacefully to [[Roman]] rule in the first century AD, and the settlement was fortified and became known as Ratae Corieltauvorum. It was settled by Saxons soon after Roman retreat from Britain, and later, briefly, captured by the [[Vikings]].

 

The railway station was built in [[Victorian]] times and is a regional interchange.

Leicester, [[Nottingham]] and [[Derby]] are served by [[East Midlands Airport]].

Leicester, [[Nottingham]] and [[Derby]] are served by [[East Midlands Airport]].

Leicester has one of the largest ethnic minority populations in the United Kingdom at about 37%.

Leicester has one of the largest ethnic minority populations in the United Kingdom at about 37%.

Leicester City Football Club play in the English Championship League ([[soccer]]).

Leicester City Football Club play in the English 1st division .

Its population is 441,000 (2004).

Its population is was 441,000 in 2004.

[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]

[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]