Leicester Cathedral laid in a brick-lined vault below the floor, and below the plinth and tombstone. Leicester Cathedral The Cathedral Church of St Martin, Leicester, usually known as Leicester Cathedral, is a Church of England cathedral in the English city of Leicester and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester. The church was elevated to a collegiate church in 1922 and made a cathedral in 1927 following the establishment of a new Diocese of Leicester in 1926. The remains of Richard III were buried in the cathedral in 2015 after being discovered nearby. A church dedicated to St Martin has been on
Leicester either 679 or 680; this see survived until the 9th century, when Leicester was captured by Danish Vikings. Their settlement became one of the Five Burghs of the Danelaw, although this position was short-lived. The Saxon bishop, meanwhile, fled to Dorchester-on-Thames and Leicester did not become a bishopric again until the Church of became Leicester Cathedral in 1927. The settlement was recorded under the name "Ligeraceaster" in the early 10th century. Following the Norman conquest, Leicester was recorded by William's Domesday Book as "Ledecestre". It was noted as a city ("civitas") but lost this status in the 11th century owing