In recent years there have been some things that have put Leicester on the global map, such as the discovery of car park king Richard III and LCFC's unexpected victory in the Premier League. And maybe there are people in far-flung countries who know about Leicester because of David Attenborough, Gary Lineker or the popular red cheese.
But what people here in the orginal city of Leicester might not know is that this isn't the only Leicester on the planet. In fact, there are five others.
Most of them - predictably - are in the USA, which has a habit of pinching our English town names. America - which famously has its own Boston, it's own Cambridge and not one but three Londons - also has four of the other five Leicesters. The sixth is a little more surprising though.
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Taking on the mantle of Leicester research guru - with a bit of help from Wikipedia and Google Streetview - here is all you need to know about the world's other Leicesters. It's fascinating.
Leicester, New York
The village of Leicester can be found in the state of New York and has 2,200 inhabitants. It was named after Leicester Phelps, an early inhabitant of the area, although on original documents it was spelled Lester or Leister and a few years later the name appears to have changed to the more bizarre but more familiar spelling.
This area was originally settled by the Seneca people, part of the Native American Iroquois people who were allies of the British. George Washington had them removed from the land in the 1770s.
Looking at Google Streetview, the village seems to have an interesting shop, 2nd Time Around, with it's misspelt sign boasting clothing, furniture and antiques, along with "Pop Culture, Bulk Food and Collecttibles". There are signs dotted around the village for events including a piano concert and a Scouts' pumpkin sale, and Niagra Falls is only a 90-minute drive away.
Leicester, Vermont
Even smaller is Vermont's Leicester, with fewer than 1,000 people living there - but it is near to one of the weird and wonderful roadside artworks that can be found throughout small town America, a gorilla holding a VW Beetle (pictured above).
Leicester in Vermont is the most northerly of the US namesakes and is surrounded by places with very familiar names, including Salisbury, Sudbury and Rutland. But there's also the village of Satan's Kingdom, proving at least someone has an imagination.
Despite having such a small population, Leicester in Vermont does have one famous son who is arguably even better known globally than Gary Lineker. Blacksmith John Deere, whose company now produces millions of tractors and agricultural machinery worldwide, started off in little Leicester after being born up the road in Rutland.
Leicester, Massachusetts
Leicester, Massachusetts, has more familiar-sounding neighbouring places including Worcester, Shrewsbury and Oxford. And there's also another nearby Rutland - this one being just down the road from the tiny village of Oakham. Massachusetts was one of the earliest colonised states in the USA and its town of Leicester is in the centre of the state, about 50 miles west of Boston.
The area was purchased from the Nipmuc native Americans in 1686 for just £15 but wasn’t settled for another 30 years. The name was suggested by First Selectman Thomas Green whose dad was born in our very own Leicester. The town has a nice lake nearby and the Castle Cantina that's built in old stone to give it a medieval feel.
Leicester, North Carolina
Further south, you can find the town of Leicester in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Originally named Turkey Creek, the town was renamed in 1859 to commemorate the town's recently-retired postmaster, Leicester Chapman, who was also the man who bought the land for the town in the 1850s.
The town is in the middle of nowehere, around 2,000 feet above sea level and has about 12,000 people living there. It's home to Gossett's Grocery, the Salty Goat Grill and not a lot else.
Leicester, Sierra Leone, Africa
Sitting on the coast of Sierra Leone, just 15 miles east of the nation’s capital Freetown, Leicester has a population of around 18,678. It was founded in 1809 to provide a place for formerly enslaved Africans to live, freed from bondage by the Royal Navy. It was likely named by Leicester-born Thomas Ludlam, who was Governor of Sierra Leone up until July 1808 after three terms of office.
It is just to the north of the Tacugama Chimpanzee sanctuary which was founded in 1995 to provide a haven for these endangered animals.
