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Leicestershire (county) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 52 40 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 52.6667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 001 10 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -1.1667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Comprises scenic river valleys, rolling hills, and woods; some of the first canal and rail transport developments of Industrial Revolution took place here; industries include hoisery, Stilton cheese, footwear, and engineering; contains many fines country houses. |
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| Leicestershire (preferred,C,V,O,English,U)
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| Leics (C,V)
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| Leic (C,V)
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............ | abbreviation |
| LEI (C,V)
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| County of Leicestershire (NA,V,English,U)
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| Leicester (NA,V,English,U)
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| Leicestershire, County of (NA,V,English,U)
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| UKH5 (NA,V,FIPS)
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| county (preferred, C) |
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| second level subdivision (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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