Leicester is a city in central England.
Leicester may also refer to:
Places United States Leicester, Massachusetts Leicester, New York, a town Leicester (village), New York, part of the town Leicester, North Carolina Leicester, Vermont, a community Leicester Township, Clay County, Nebraska
England Leicester, a city in the Midlands HM Prison Leicester, opened 1828 Leicester railway station, opened 1840 Leicester (European Parliament constituency), 1979–1999 County of Leicester, Leicestershire formally until 1969 Leicester (UK Parliament constituency), 1295–1918 Leicester Forest East, a village Leicester Square, London (opened 1670)
Elsewhere Leicester, Alberta, Canada Leicester (islet), Cook Islands Leicester, Sierra Leone
Education Leicester Academy, Massachusetts, United States (1784–1921) Leicester College, England (founded 1999) University of Leicester, England (founded 1921)
People Surname George Leicester (disambiguation) Henry M. Leicester (1906–1991), American biochemist and historian of chemistry Jon Leicester (born 1979), American baseball player Margot Leicester (born 1949), British actor Robert Leicester (disambiguation)
Given name Leicester Devereux, 6th Viscount Hereford (1617–1676), British peer Leicester Devereux, 7th Viscount Hereford (1674–1683), British peer Leicester Hemingway (1915–1982), American writer Leicester Martin (c.1662–1732), British politician Leicester Smyth (1829–1891), British Army officer and Governor of Gibraltar
Titles
Earl of Leicester, a peerage of the United Kingdom Leicester baronets, including a list of people who have held the title
Sport Leicester City F.C., an English football club Leicester Riders, a British basketball team Leicester Tigers, an English rugby union team
Other uses Leicester cheese Leicester, a breed of sheep also known as Leicester Longwool SS Leicester (1891), a passenger and cargo vessel
See also
Leicester House (disambiguation) Leinster (disambiguation) Leister (disambiguation) Lester (disambiguation) Leycester (disambiguation)