Section · Mountain Rural # Leicester Leicester is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Mountain Rural, Western Area Rural, Western Province. It covers 3.53 km². 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 19 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.5 km² - 19 mapped services - 369 m typical elevation ## Where is Leicester? Leicester lies in Mountain Rural, Western Area Rural, Western Province, Sierra Leone. It borders 12 other sections: Bombay, Coconut Farm/ Asho, Foulah Town, George Brook (Dwor, Gloucester, Kissy Brook, Kissy Brook, Mount Aureol, Mountain Regent, Quarry, Regent and Sorie Town. By area it is the 1183rd largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 9.1% of Mountain Rural. The centre of Leicester is about 3.0 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.4645° N, 13.2203° W. Source: Government of Sierra Leone via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Leicester OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Leicester: 1 ruins. - Gun emplacement · ruins ### Nearby, outside Leicester - 75A Leicester Road · viewpoint, Sorie Town 1.2 km - National Railway Museum · museum, Cline Town 3.0 km - National Museum · museum, Connaught Hospital 3.0 km - The Cotton Tree · attraction, Connaught Hospital 3.0 km - Old Fourah Bay College · attraction, Fourah Bay 3.3 km - Government Quarter Hillstation · attraction, Hill Station 3.8 km - Sea Side View POW · viewpoint, Kingtom 3.8 km - Tacaguma Chimpanzee Sanctuary · attraction, Bathurst 4.2 km - marcul · viewpoint, Lumley 5.1 km - Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary · nature reserve, Bathurst 5.2 km - Lumbley Beach · beach, Juba/Kaningo 6.5 km - Levuma Beach · beach, Goderich-Funkia 7.3 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Leicester - Time zone UTC+0, no daylight saving · Africa/Freetown - Currency Leone (SLE) - Country calling code +232 - Languages English, Mende, Timne - Plug types Type G · 230 V - Driving side Right ### Nearest airports - Lungi International Airport (FNA) · Freetown (Lungi-Town) 17 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry 131 km ### Nearest railway station Former Hill Station (Hill Station), about 3.6 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:58, sunset around 18:36). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Leicester Open gazetteers list 4 villages, towns and localities in Leicester. - Cassada Farm - Down the Hole - Leicester - Leicester Village Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Leicester Named natural and historic features inside Leicester, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 peak. - Leicester Peak · 585 m Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features. Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Leicester and the best time to visit Using the climate of Western Area Rural, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Aug (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 349 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 2,569 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (699 mm) and the driest Jan (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are November to April. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec | Month | Average °C | Rain mm | | Jan | 23 | 1 | | Feb | 24 | 2 | | Mar | 25 | 2 | | Apr | 26 | 25 | | May | 25 | 135 | | Jun | 24 | 399 | | Jul | 23 | 644 | | Aug | 23 | 699 | | Sep | 23 | 400 | | Oct | 24 | 187 | | Nov | 24 | 71 | | Dec | 24 | 4 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Leicester | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Leicester Health Center · Leicester | 0.3 km | Map | | Bank | UBA BANK · Leicester | 1.4 km | Map | | ATM | Econank · Brookfields | 3.4 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Total Fuel Station- Jomo Kenyatta/Pademba Road · Brookfields-Congo | 2.1 km | Map | | Hotel | Estuary Resort-SL · Brookfields-Congo | 2.3 km | Map | | Mall | STG - Computer Shop · New England-Hill C | 2.3 km | Map | | School | Fourah Bay college Secondary School · Leicester | 0.4 km | Map | | College | Fourah Bay College · Leicester | 1.4 km | Map | | Police station | Mountain Rural Police Division · Regent | 1.9 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Leicester Places mapped inside Leicester in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 1 - Banks 1 - Schools 2 - Colleges and universities 7 - Pharmacies 1 - Restaurants 7 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other sections in Mountain Rural - Bathurst - Charlotte - Gloucester - Regent ## Quick answers - Where is Leicester? In Mountain Rural, Western Area Rural, Western Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Leicester? Bombay, Coconut Farm/ Asho, Foulah Town, George Brook (Dwor, Gloucester, Kissy Brook, Kissy Brook, Mount Aureol, Mountain Regent, Quarry, Regent and Sorie Town - What is there to see in Leicester? Gun emplacement - What time zone is Leicester in? UTC+0 - What currency is used in Leicester? Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Leicester? English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Leicester? 4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Leicester? Leicester Peak (585 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Leicester? November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Leicester? Leicester Health Center, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Leicester? UBA BANK, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Leicester? Econank, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Leicester? Total Fuel Station- Jomo Kenyatta/Pademba Road, about 2.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Leicester? 1 mapped - How many banks are in Leicester? 1 mapped - What is the P-code of Leicester? SL04010204 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Section - Area: 3.53 km² - P-code: SL04010204 - Chiefdom: Mountain Rural --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-rural/mountain-rural/leicester/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.