17 Facts About Leicester East

1. Leicester East is the largest city in the region by unitary authority measurements, whilst the Nottingham Urban Area is its largest conurbation.

2. Leicester East has the second largest economy in the East Midlands, after Nottingham.

3. Leicester East is the largest city in the region, whilst the Nottingham Urban Area is its largest conurbation.

4. Leicester East was connected with the national network in 1840 after the introduction of the Midland Counties Railway.

5. Leicester East has two universities: the University of Leicester and De Montfort University.

6. Leicester East has a race course, which is located in Oadby.

7. Leicester East is well known for having residents from many different cultural backgrounds.

8. Leicester East has a wide variety of people from other countries, including many from Pakistan, Bangladesh and India.

9. Leicester East is about 2,000 years old and was called Ratae Corieltauvorum when it was founded by the Romans who ruled what is England for about 400 years.

10. Leicester East has two main bus stations: St Margaret's Bus Station and the new and recommissioned Haymarket Bus Station.

11. Leicester East is home to a number of comprehensive schools and independent schools.

12. Leicester East was home to the famous Gents' of Leicester clock manufacturers.

13. Leicester East is believed to be the birthplace of the modern standard English language.

14. Leicester East is second only to Bristol as the largest unitary authority city in England, and ninth largest counting both unitary authority cities and cities within metropolitan counties.

15. Leicester East was a Parliamentarian stronghold during the English Civil War.

16. Leicester East is the home to football club Leicester East City and rugby club Leicester Tigers.

17. Leicester East is a constituency of the United Kingdom House of Commons represented since 1987 by Keith Vaz, a member of the Labour Party.