Facts About Leicestershire.

[East Midlander]

In History was part of Angles Kingdom, Mercia and Danelaw.

Home of Melton Mowbray Pork Pies. (Also known as a place of Stiltion cheese Manufacturing, Even though its named after the Town Stilton in Cambridgeshire, the cheeses Origins are supposed to have been in Leicestershire)

Home of Everards Brewery.

Home of the Leicester Tigers Rugby Club and Leicester City FC.

Home of the Elephant Man.

The City of Leicester was once the Second Richest city in Europe.

Phrases and Slang of the area include, Aye up (me duck or old fruit), Owt, Nowt, ark at it/that, howmuchizit, Ain't, Init (not in the chavvy way), Oakie (ice cream) and Cob (crusty Bap)

Home of Bosworth (where the Tudors and Plantegenants fought near)

Birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, with the Shortest Reign of England (the birthplace was the House on the Estate that was Bradgate Park)

Was once a Centre for the industries of Boot and Shoe making, Hosiery, fabric production and Printing.

[churchill]

No offence intended, but the last time I was in Melton Mowbray I got the general impression that it was like something out of the 'Wicker Man'.

[East Midlander]

No offence intended, but the last time I was in Melton Mowbray I got the general impression that it was like something out of the 'Wicker Man'.

No Offense taken as I am Central Leicester (right near the City), but some of our further out Cousins like the Melton Mob, but also those from Coaville and Ashby all have their weird ways.

Sometimes I think they Ashby Lot are more Derbyshire than Leicestershire though.

Melton is anice place though, you just have to look around for a bit.

[Haqa]

Got any nice piccies of the area you could post on here to give us a feel for the area? Or perhaps some local news?

H.

[spuggie j]

Love the melly pies and the red cheese. Is there none of the old industry left.

[East Midlander]

Is there none of the old industry left.

Not really, mate, hosiery's gone, boot/shoe making mainly all went abroad, same with fabrics and Printing (Which is actually my Industry), though still a Centre for it (best Print training in the UK here) is under fire, looks like thats dying out and the Print Training is going to be closed down, after me and those with me did our Apprentiships, next to nil are doing them now, add to that The Leicester Mercury and suppliment Newspapers have moved to Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire for Printing now to save money, which doesnt help and other companies going into liquidation.

Whenever a city/country talks about new Factories and "regeneration", beware, its only on the surface, there is not new factories, when ones added to one area, remember we lose it in another area. regeneration of one area is the degeneration of the other.

But Pork pies and Cheese are regionally protected under the EU, the only EU law i agree with!

Ill try to upload some general pictures of the Clock tower and the "Magazine" Armoury, also some of my personal pics of Bradgate park, just bear with us.

[East Midlander]

Some Pictures of Bradgate Park

[Sweetpea]

Beautiful!!

[East Midlander]

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[Haqa]

Love the piccie of the dear... I'm a bit of a wildlife nut

H.