Leicester Lore
Leicester (/ˈlɛstər/ ⓘ LES-tər)[4] is a city, unitary authority area, unparished area and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands. Its population was 368,600 in 2021, increased by 38,800 (
11.8%) from around 329,800 in 2011.[5] The greater Leicester urban area had a population of 559,017 in 2021, making it the 11th most populous in England,[6] and the 13th most populous in the United Kingdom.
Caerleir - Leicester
From Old Norse leir (“clay, mud”), from Proto-Germanic *laiza- (“clay”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”). Compare dialectal English lair (“a bog, a mire”).
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Caerleir
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A collection of the chronicles and ancient histories of Great Britain, now called England
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