Leicestershire is an English word with synonyms like leicester or county. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Leicestershire meaning
An inland county of England bordered by Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Derbyshire.
Using Leicestershire
- The main meaning on this page is: An inland county of England bordered by Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Derbyshire.
- Useful related words include: leicester, county.
- In the example corpus, leicestershire often appears in combinations such as: leicestershire police, in leicestershire, leicestershire and.
Context around Leicestershire
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Leicestershire
- In this selection, "leicestershire" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, west, osnabruk, police, police, spoke and keith stand out and add context to how "leicestershire" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a leicestershire police spokesperson and 15 a leicestershire police officer. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "leicestershire" sits close to words such as academies, ambushed and appease, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with leicestershire
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
For services to the community in Hinckley, Leicestershire. (8 words)
Things to do in Leicestershire Where is the best park in Leicestershire? (12 words)
Airline officials have explained why a plane was spotted circling over Leicestershire's East Midlands Airport (EMA). (17 words)
Alex, who has been working for David Wilson Homes for the past 26 years, currently oversees the progress of the housebuilder’s Grange View development in Hugglescote, in north west Leicestershire. (31 words)
Also at the event in Pakefield, the juniors beat last year’s winners Leicestershire 19-9 in their Semi-Final and earned a 19-11 success in the Final over Essex. (31 words)
A Leicestershire Police spokesperson said: “The force continues to work in partnership with both Leicester City FC and partner agencies regarding the policing of matches at the King Power Stadium. (30 words)
Things to do in Leicestershire Where is the best park in Leicestershire? (12 words)
Example sentences (20)
Mr Bridgen, the MP for North West Leicestershire, spoke out after Leicestershire Police said it was investigating reports of "malicious" messages being sent to a Leicestershire MP.
Born on 23rd September 1938 in Leicestershire, Keith also lived in London, Hong Kong, Osnabruk, Leicestershire and Lancaster before settling in later life in Grimsby with his wife Janet.
The incident, which was reported shortly after midday, led to a major presence from Leicestershire Police, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue ServiceEast Midlands Ambulance Service.
Things to do in Leicestershire Where is the best park in Leicestershire?
According to latest figures from the Met Office, winds speeds across Leicestershire are around the 40mph mark as Storm Pia continues to hit the area.
Airline officials have explained why a plane was spotted circling over Leicestershire's East Midlands Airport (EMA).
A Leicestershire Police spokesperson said: "Oakham Road from Braunston In Rutland to Oakham is closed due to an incident.
A Leicestershire Police spokesperson said: “The force continues to work in partnership with both Leicester City FC and partner agencies regarding the policing of matches at the King Power Stadium.
Alex, who has been working for David Wilson Homes for the past 26 years, currently oversees the progress of the housebuilder’s Grange View development in Hugglescote, in north west Leicestershire.
Also at the event in Pakefield, the juniors beat last year’s winners Leicestershire 19-9 in their Semi-Final and earned a 19-11 success in the Final over Essex.
Anglers on a Leicestershire canal have complained about what they perceive as a lack of action in clearing up the invasive plant floating pennywort.
As he was in the car, at about 4am on Saturday, July 15, a Leicestershire Police officer drove past and became suspicious.
A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: "It was a collision involving a car and motorcycle that was reported at 2.07pm.
AZK Pest Control, based in Leicestershire, has been attending an increasing number of bed bug infestations in the county and beyond.
Bowskill, of Empingham Drive in Syston, Leicestershire, was convicted of kidnap, coercive and controlling behaviour and perverting the course of justice.
For services to the community in Hinckley, Leicestershire.
He captained his side victory against Leicestershire and finished with an impressive figure of 4- 20 from just eight overs.
He said it started with a break-in at Denstone Hall, near Ashbourne, spanned Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Leicestershire, and ended with three burglaries in the village of Hixon, near Lichfield.
In addition, Turtle Bay, German Doner Kebab and Zizzi, which have branches in Leicestershire, are nominated in the Best Restaurant Chain category.
It will also be investing in the development of new and expanded distribution centres, including its new distribution centre in Leicestershire.
Common combinations with leicestershire
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- leicestershire police 43×
- in leicestershire 33×
- leicestershire and 20×
- leicestershire fire 9×
- west leicestershire 8×
- from leicestershire 8×
- the leicestershire 7×
- leicestershire county 6×
- of leicestershire 6×
- for leicestershire 5×