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Lord-Lieutenant's Young Person Of The Year Awards
The Lord-Lieutenant's Young Person of the Year Awards is an annual awards ceremony, established in 2003, held by the Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Since 1703, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Leicestershire. Lord Lieutenants *Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset 1549–1551 *Francis Hastings ... for Leicestershire's finest teenagers and the county’s most outstanding young people. References {{Reflist British awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leicestershire
Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warwickshire to the south-west, Staffordshire to the west, and Derbyshire to the north-west. The border with most of Warwickshire is Watling Street, the modern A5 road (Great Britain), A5 road. Leicestershire takes its name from the city of Leicester located at its centre and unitary authority, administered separately from the rest of the county. The ceremonial county – the non-metropolitan county plus the city of Leicester – has a total population of just over 1 million (2016 estimate), more than half of which lives in the Leicester Urban Area. History Leicestershire was recorded in the Domesday Book in four wapentakes: Guthlaxton, Framland, Goscote, and Gartree (hundred), Gartree. These later became hundred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Lieutenant Of Leicestershire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Since 1703, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Leicestershire. Lord Lieutenants * Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset 1549–1551 *Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon 1551–1552 *Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk 1552–1554 *Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon 1554 – 20 June 1561 ''jointly with'' *Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon 1559 – 14 December 1595 *George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon 2 October 1596 – 30 December 1604 *''vacant'' *Henry Hastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon 16 May 1607 – 1642 ''jointly with'' *Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon 27 December 1638 – 1642 *Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford 1642–? (Parliamentary) *''Interregnum'' *Henry Hastings, 1st Baron Loughborough 14 January 1661 – 10 January 1667 *John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland 14 February 1667 – 7 July 1677 * John Manners, 9th Earl of Rutland 7 July 1677 – 11 August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leicestershire County Council
Leicestershire County Council is the county council for the English non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire. It was originally formed in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888. The county is divided into 52 electoral divisions, which return a total of 55 councillors. The council is controlled by the Conservative Party. The leader of the county council is currently Nick Rushton, who was elected to the post in September 2012. The headquarters of the council is County Hall beside the A50 at Glenfield, just outside the city of Leicester in Blaby district. History From its establishment in 1889 to 1974, the county council covered the administrative county of Leicestershire, excluding Leicester. In 1974, the Local Government Act reconstituted Leicestershire County Council, adding the former county borough of Leicester, and the small county of Rutland to the area. On 1 April 1997 these were removed from the county council area again, to become unitary authorities. Districts and bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
