Leicester is a city in England.

Leicester may also refer to:

Places

United States

  • Leicester, Massachusetts
  • Leicester, New York, a town
  • Leicester (village), New York, within the town of Leicester
  • Leicester, North Carolina
  • Leicester, Vermont
  • Leicester Township, Clay County, Nebraska

England

  • Leicester Square, Westminster, London
  • Leicester Forest East, a village

Elsewhere

  • Leicester, Alberta, Canada
  • Leicester (islet), Cook Islands
  • Leicester, Sierra Leone

Administrative divisions

  • Leicester (European Parliament constituency)
  • Leicester (UK Parliament constituency)
  • County of Leicester, England

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
  • Countess of Leicester (disambiguation)
  • Leicester baronets, including a list of people who have held the title

Schools, universities and colleges

  • Leicester Academy, Massachusetts
  • Leicester College, a further education college in England
  • University of Leicester, England

Sports teams

  • Leicester City F.C., an English football club
  • Leicester Riders, a British basketball team
  • Leicester Tigers, an English rugby union team

Other uses

  • Leicester (HM Prison)
  • Leicester cheese
  • Leicester, a breed of sheep also known as Leicester Longwool
  • Leicester railway station, England
  • SS Leicester (1891), a passenger and cargo vessel

See also

  • Leicester House (disambiguation)
  • Leinster (disambiguation)
  • Leister (disambiguation)
  • Lester (disambiguation)
  • Leycester (disambiguation)