Leicester City Centre is an area covering the core inner city area and central business district of the city of Leicester, England. It is roughly delineated from Leicester's suburbs by the A594, Leicester's inner ring road.
The city centre incorporates most of Leicester's shopping, with the Highcross and the Haymarket Shopping Centre as well as the historic core of Leicester such as Leicester Cathedral and Leicester Market. Politically, the city centre is split between the Leicester City Council wards of Abbey and Castle. A £19 million regeneration project transformed Leicester's city centre. The work won three awards: The Urbis Urban Regeneration Award in 2007 for Gallowtree Gate, The BCSC Town Centre "Gold" Best in Britain award in June 2009 and the Transport Times Walking & Public Realm award in July 2009.
Read more about Leicester City Centre: The Old City, Modern Developments, Transport, Facilities, Regeneration, Listed Buildings, Skyscrapers, LE1 Postal District, Nearby Places
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