莱斯特学派是当今英国地方史研究的主流学派,该学派对英国地方史学科的建立有着重要作用。它界定了英国地方史学科的基本范畴,形成了固定研究单位,提出了有代表性的莱斯特方法。该学派在半个世纪的时间里不断得到发展,成为英国地方史研究领域的突出代表。 The Leicester School is the mainstream school in the study of British local history. This school plays an important role in the establishment of the discipline of British local history. It defined the basic categories of British local history disciplines, formed a fixed research unit, and proposed a representative Lester method. The school has developed continuously for half a century and has become a prominent representative in the field of local history research in the United Kingdom.