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Drayton, Leicestershire
Drayton is a small village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Harborough District, Harborough district of south-east Leicestershire, bordering Northamptonshire and Rutland. It is situated 6.7 miles (11 km) northeast of Market Harborough and 5 miles (7.5 km) southwest of Uppingham on the north side of the River Welland, Welland valley. Nearby villages are Bringhurst, Great Easton, Leicestershire, Great Easton and Nevill Holt. The church of St James in Drayton is one of the smallest churches in England. History The village's name means 'farm/settlement used to carry portage' or 'farm/settlement used as a dragging place'. Drayton grew up around an oval green of which the present green is the north-western end. West of the green, Drayton House is a tall red-brick structure, built in 1851–52 for Bryan Ward, a tenant of the Rockingham Castle, Rockingham estate. South of the road to Great Easton, Leicestershire, Great Easton the present Manor House Farm, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutland And Melton (UK Parliament Constituency)
Rutland and Melton is a county constituency spanning Leicestershire and Rutland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2019 by Alicia Kearns, a Conservative. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. The constituency was first contested in 1983. It has been considered a safe Conservative seat since its creation, continuing to elect a Conservative with a significant margin even with the 1997 national swing towards the Labour Party. Sir Alan Duncan did not stand for re-election in 2019. Boundaries 1983–1997: The district of Rutland, the borough of Melton, and the borough of Charnwood wards of East Goscote, Queniborough, Six Hills, Syston, and Thurmaston. 1997–2010: The county of Rutland, the borough of Melton, and the district of Harborough wards of Billesdon, Easton, Houghton, Scraptoft, Thurnby, and Tilton. 2010–present: The county of Rutland, the borough of Melton, and the dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
