Leicester

E47527

city

Leicester is a historic and culturally diverse city in the East Midlands of England, known for its Roman origins, vibrant multicultural community, and the rediscovery and reburial of King Richard III.

Aliases (2)

City of Leicester ×2
Leicester urban area ×2

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city →
country	England → United Kingdom →
governingBody	Leicester City Council →
hasApproximatePopulation	over 300000 →
hasCathedral	Leicester Cathedral →
hasCricketClub	Leicestershire County Cricket Club →
hasEthnicDiversity	high proportion of Asian British population → one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the UK →
hasFestival	Caribbean Carnival → Diwali celebrations on Belgrave Road → Leicester Comedy Festival →
hasFootballClub	Leicester City F.C. →
hasHistoricalPeriod	Roman settlement → medieval market town →
hasIndustry	engineering → retail → textiles →
hasLandmark	Belgrave Road (Golden Mile) → Curve Theatre → Highcross Leicester → Jewry Wall → King Power Stadium → King Richard III Visitor Centre → Leicester Cathedral → Leicester Market → National Space Centre →
hasMajorRoad	A46 road NERFINISHED → A47 road NERFINISHED → A6 road →
hasMotorwayAccess	M1 motorway NERFINISHED →
hasPostcodeArea	LE →
hasReligiousDiversity	Christian community → significant Hindu community → significant Muslim community → significant Sikh community →
hasRomanName	Ratae Corieltauvorum →
hasRugbyUnionClub	Leicester Tigers →
hasSettlementType	ceremonial county city → unitary authority →
hasSignificantEvent	reburial of King Richard III in Leicester Cathedral → rediscovery of King Richard III’s remains →
hasTransportFacility	Leicester railway station →
hasUniversity	De Montfort University → University of Leicester →
isCountyTownOf	Leicestershire NERFINISHED →
isHistoricCity	true →
isMulticulturalCity	true →
locatedIn	East Midlands → Leicestershire NERFINISHED →
locatedOnRiver	River Soar →

Referenced by (33)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
A47 road → A6 road → Fosse Way → Grand Union Canal →	passesThrough
A46 road → Midland Main Line →	connectsCity
Graham Chapman → Graham Chapman →	placeOfBirth
A47 road ("Leicester urban area") → East Midlands Airport →	serves
Strasbourg → Strasbourg →	twinCity
Andrew Bailey →	birthPlace
Diocese of Leicester →	cathedralCity
Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys →	city
Midland Main Line →	connectsStation
Birmingham New Street →	connectsTo
Ramsay MacDonald →	constituencyRepresented
East Midlands →	hasLargestCity
East Midlands →	hasMajorCity
Lincoln railway station →	hasServiceTo
Leicester City F.C. →	homeCity
Central England →	includes
Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys →	locatedIn
Midlands →	majorCity
Derby →	nearbyCity
M1 motorway →	passesNear
Stansted Airport railway station →	providesServiceTo
Diocese of Leicester ("City of Leicester") →	region
Diocese of Leicester →	seeCity
East Midlands Airport ("Leicester urban area") →	servesMetropolitanArea
Midland Main Line →	terminus
Diocese of Leicester ("City of Leicester") →	territoryIncludes