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1. www.britannica.com › place › Leicester-city-andLeicester | England, Map, Population, & Facts | Britannica

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   3 days ago · Leicester, city and unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Leicestershire, England. It lies on the River Soar and the Grand Union Canal. Leicester was the site of a prominent Roman settlement (Ratae Corieltauvorum) that marked the point where the Fosse Way (a Roman road) crossed the.

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3. www.british-history.ac.uk › survey-london › vols33-4Leicester Square Area: Leicester Estate - British History Online

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   2 days ago · Leicester Square and the adjoining streets (fig. 94) were laid out on the estate of seven acres acquired by Robert Sidney, second Earl of Leicester, in 1630 and 1648. (fn. 1) This land formed part of St. Martin's Field (Plate 1a) and had belonged at the close of the Middle Ages to the Abbot and Convent of St. Peter's, Westminster, and the ...

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4. www.british-history.ac.uk › vch › leicsThe ancient borough: Protestant Nonconformity | British ...

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   4 days ago · The First Church of Christ, Scientist, at Leicester was established in 1911, when the first services were held in a private house in the town. The church has been variously housed in Welford Road, Avenue Road, and Dover Street.

5. www.leicesterma.org › home › eventsMay House Committee | Leicester MA

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   1 day ago · The May House, 960 Main St, Leicester, MA 01524 Town of Leicester, 3 Washburn Square, Leicester, MA 01524

6. www.british-history.ac.uk › survey-london › vols33-4Leicester Square, North Side, and Lisle Street Area ...

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   5 days ago · The original house on this site was the largest in Lisle Street; it adjoined the garden wall of Leicester House on the east and Ailesbury House on the south. Like the house opposite, it was probably originally let to Andrew Card. (fn. 36)

7. www.whatsoninleicester.com › kilworth-house-theatreKilworth House & Theatre - What's On In Leicester & Rutland

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   3 days ago · Leicester News & Events. Kilworth House & Theatre. Near Lutterworth in Leicestershire, this grade II listed Italianate country house was built as a family home towards the end of the nineteenth century for John Entwisle, the High Sheriff of Leicestershire.

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   Where was Leicester House built?

   • Over the site of the orchard, the kitchen garden and a 'close' walk, (fn. 135) three new streets were laid out (Leicester Street, Sidney Street and the western arm of Lisle Street) and houses were built along Colman Hedge Lane (now Wardour Street) and adjoining the courtyard of Leicester House on the north side of the square.

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   Where is Leicester located?

   • Leicester, city and unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Leicestershire, England. It lies on the River Soar and the Grand Union Canal. Leicester was the site of a prominent Roman settlement (Ratae Corieltauvorum) that marked the point where the Fosse Way (a Roman road) crossed the River Soar.

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   Who lived in Leicester House?

   • Leicester House, which dominated the square both physically and socially, was used as a town house by the Sidney family until the early years of the eighteenth century. During this period it was sometimes let; Lord Strafford, the Queen of Bohemia, the Marquis de Croissy and Prince Eugène of Savoy were among the Sidneys' tenants.

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   Where was the first church in Leicester?

   • The divisional headquarters was in Halford Street. (fn. 88) The First Church of Christ, Scientist, at Leicester was established in 1911, when the first services were held in a private house in the town. The church has been variously housed in Welford Road, Avenue Road, and Dover Street.

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9. www.leicestermercury.co.uk › news › local-newsBig house with 'glorious' garden on the market for £1.1m

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   2 days ago · The house is in Hungarton and has five bedrooms (Image: James Sellicks) A period property with "show-stopping" grounds has gone on the market for offers over £1.1 million. The Paddocks is in ...