Leicester waa degmo ku taal badhtamaha Ingriiska, xarunteeda maamulkana ku leh magaalada Leicester. Waxaa xuduud u leh dhowr degmo oo kale, oo ay ku jiraan Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Rutland, iyo Lincolnshire. Magaca "Leicestershire" wuxuu ka yimid isku darka ereyadii hore ee Ingiriisiga "Ligera" (macnaheedu waa "dadka wabiga agtiisa ah") iyo "ceaster" (macneheedu waa "magaalada Roomaanka ama qalcadda"). Sidaa darteed, Leicestershire macneheedu waa "shire ama gobolka dadka ku nool hareeraha wabiga Leir ama Soar iyo magaalada Roomaanka ama qalcadda."