Glaston
Village in East Midlands, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Glaston is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population of the civil parish remained unchanged between the 2001 and the 2011 censuses.
Glaston | |
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Location within Rutland | |
Area | 1.83 sq mi (4.7 km2) [1] |
Population | 185 2001 Census[2] |
• Density | 101/sq mi (39/km2) |
OS grid reference | SK896005 |
• London | 79 miles (127 km) SSE |
Unitary authority | |
Shire county | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | OAKHAM |
Postcode district | LE15 |
Dialling code | 01572 |
Police | Leicestershire |
Fire | Leicestershire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
52.595°N 0.678°W / 52.595; -0.678 |
The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Glathr'.[3]
Glaston is about 4 miles (6.4 kilometres) south of Rutland Water and is situated on the A47, 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) east of Uppingham. There are approximately 80 houses in total with one public house, The Old Pheasant (previously the Monckton Arms) on Main Road (A47), and a flooring warehouse, Glaston Carpets. There is an active parish meeting that is held once a month and villagers are trying to get a bypass for the village.
A rectangular pond is a cartwash of circa 1740, used for soaking cartwheels to prevent the wood shrinking from iron tyres and also for horses' hooves to prevent hardening.[4]
Glaston railway tunnel, 1 mile 82 yards in length, is located within the parish, to the east of the village.