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Humberstone is an urban Village in Leicester , England . It is in the east of the city, and grew in the Industrial Revolution outside the borders of the city. It was formally annexed to the city in 1935 . Today Humberstone consists of several main areas -
The modern ward of Humberstone has a population of about 8,000, and the A47 Road is named variously Humberstone Road and Humberstone Gate as it goes through the city centre. The "Humber stone" is a Granite Monolith of unknown (perhaps Glacial ) origin that lies in a field in the village. Until 1750 it had been fully exposed, but was then truncated and the remainder buried by a farmer. In the 1980s it was partially uncovered and made accessible to the public. |
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