This 34-square-mile town located 12 miles west of Worcester was settled in 1717, incorporated in 1753, and named after then Massachusetts Gov. Spencer Phips.
Life in the other Leicester - more than 4,000 miles away
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Leicester, Massachusetts (Image: Google Earth)
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More than 4,000 miles away, sits a small town which shares its name with our city.
The town of Leicester is in the state of Massachusetts, in Worcester county - around an hour s drive from the state capital Boston.