Leicestershire⁽²⁾

Derived from Old English, the earliest surviving written record of Leicestershire as a county is from 1087, appearing as “Lægreceastrescir” in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. The name was also recorded in the Domesday Book as “Ledecestrescire”. Leicester was an important Roman settlement which was later settled by the Angles in the 6th century and became part of the Kingdom of Mercia. It was at one point ruled by the Vikings when it formed part of the Danelaw.