Leicester, North Carolina

Leicester (/ˈlɛstər/ ⓘ LEST-ər) is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina United States;[1] although incorporating was proposed in 2007[2][3] and an incorporation bill was briefly filed in the North Carolina General Assembly,[4] no measure has been adopted.

[5] Starting in April 1829, a Post Office began operating in the area, then called Turkey Creek.

Frontiersman Leicester Chapman purchased a tract of land in the area from the city of Asheville.

There are no schools above the elementary level within the area of the township, although middle- and high-schools exist in neighboring communities that are capable of educating the youth of Leicester.

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