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Leicestershire A-Z

Name these places, people, and things from A-Z that are associated with the English county of Leicestershire.
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A
Computing pioneer who grew up in Kirkby Mallory
Ada Lovelace
B
1485 battle that brought the Tudors to power
Battle of Bosworth
C
Town named after the industry that created it
Coalville
D
University named after a medieval earl
De Montfort University
E
International airport
East Midlands Airport
F
Mascot of Leicester City F.C.; one is depicted on the county's flag
Fox
G
Apt nickname for Belgrave Road and its many jewellery shops
Golden Mile
H
Town on the Northamptonshire border
Market Harborough
I
As of 2021, a plurality of Leicester's residents were of this ethnicity
Indian
J
Stretch of surviving Roman wall in Leicester
Jewry Wall
K
Village that was the site of an 'air disaster' in 1989
Kegworth
L
Town; the next most populous settlement after Leicester
Loughborough
M
Town with an alliterative name
Melton Mowbray
N
Length of time the queen born at Bradgate House reigned for
Nine days
O
Borough made up of two towns south of Leicester
Oadby and Wigston
P
Food that M is famous for
Pork pie
Q
Village with the same name as a vegetarian food brand
Quorn
R
Person whose body was found beneath a Leicester car park
Richard III
S
River that crosses the county; a tributary of the Trent
Soar
T
Heretical act John Wycliffe did in Lutterworth in 1383
Translated the Bible
U
Waterway that links Leicester to London
Grand Union Canal
V
Leicester park home to the Arch of Remembrance
Victoria Park
W
Crisp company founded in Leicester
Walkers
X
Sam Bailey won this competition TV show in 2013
The X Factor
Y
The oldest theatre in Leicester
Y Theatre
Z
Town in the northwest
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
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