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Stathern
Stathern is an English village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire. It lies in the Vale of Belvoir about north of Melton Mowbray. Its church has an unusual dedication and its school a long history. Its pub doubles as a post office. Population In the 2001 census the parish had 288 dwellings, and a population of 672. The population had increased to 728 at the time of the 2011 census, and was estimated at 751 in 2019. Amenities The village has an Anglican church, St Guthlac's, listed Grade II*. Parts of it date from the 13th and 17th centuries. It was restored in 1867–1868 under R. W. Johnson. Guthlac of Crowland was a Lincolnshire hermit-saint of the 7th–8th century. The church has a ring of five bells. It normally holds a family service on the first Sunday in the month. The village primary school in Water Lane dates back at least to 1868 and in some form to 1845. It has about 100 pupils. The public house, ''The Plough Inn'', also acts as a restauran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guthlac Of Crowland
Saint Guthlac of Crowland ( ang, Gūðlāc; la, Guthlacus; 674 – 3 April 714 CE) was a Christian hermit and saint from Lincolnshire in England. He is particularly venerated in the Fens of eastern England. Life Guthlac was the son of Penwalh or Penwald, a noble of the English kingdom of Mercia, and his wife Tette. His sister is also venerated as St Pega. As a young man, Guthlac fought in the army of Æthelred of Mercia. He subsequently became a monk at Repton Monastery in Derbyshire at the age of 24, under the abbess there, Repton being a double monastery. Two years later he sought to live the life of a hermit, and moved out to the island of Croyland, now called Crowland, on St Bartholomew's Day, 699. His early biographer Felix asserts that Guthlac could understand the ''strimulentes loquelas'' ("sibilant speech") of British-speaking demons who haunted him there, only because Guthlac had spent some time in exile among Celtic Britons. Guthlac built a small oratory and cel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vale Of Belvoir
The Vale of Belvoir ( ) covers adjacent areas of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, England. The name derives from the Norman-French for "beautiful view" and dates back to Norman times. Extent and geology The vale is a tract of low ground rising east-north-east, with a somewhat ill-defined area. Its vale-like form can be viewed from either its south-east to eastern flank (the Belvoir "ridge") or from the north-west along the A46 (Roman Fosse Way) from which it is less conspicuous. It is the product of geological processes, being occupied in the main by the sedimentary mudstones and thin limestones of the Liassic (Lias), with a northern fringe from the upper parts of the Triassic (Mercia Mudstone and Rhaetic). The south-eastern margin is the most clearly defined because it is formed by a conspicuous scarp slope, on which Belvoir Castle sits about 330 feet (100 m) above the valley floor. Its resistance to erosion is due to a capping of relatively thick Jurassic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bottesford, Leicestershire
Bottesford is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England. It lies in the Vale of Belvoir and forms part of the Borough of Melton, as its largest village, on the borders of Leicestershire with Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. Location Bottesford is about east of Nottingham and north of Melton Mowbray. The village is the largest in the Vale of Belvoir and near to Belvoir Castle, home to the Duke and Duchess of Rutland. It had a population of 3,587 at the 2011 census, estimated in 2018 at 3,382. It borders smaller parishes in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, such as Redmile, Sedgebrook, Orston and Elton on the Hill. The local amenities include a post office, a railway station, a library, a church, a convenience store, three restaurants and three pubs: ''The Bull Inn'', ''The Rutland Arms'', and ''The Thatch''. Name Bottesford derives its name from the Anglo-Saxon "Ford belonging to the botl" (house). The ford was over the River Devon. Bottesford is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borough Of Melton
Melton is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with borough status in north-eastern Leicestershire, England. It is named after its main town, Melton Mowbray. Other settlements include Asfordby and Bottesford, Leicestershire, Bottesford. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 50,376. Melton is a rural area in the north-east part of Leicestershire and at the heart of the East Midlands. It is the 10th smallest district in England by population. The main activities of the district are centred on the single market town of Melton Mowbray which had a population of 27,158 at the 2011 census. There are some 70 small villages within the surrounding rural area and the area of the district is 481.38 km2. History It was formed in 1974, from the Melton Mowbray Urban District and the Melton and Belvoir Rural District. The council offices on ''Nottingham Road'' burnt down on 30 May 2008. Across the road were situated the main offices of the East Midlands Regional Ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melton (borough)
Melton is a local government district with borough status in north-eastern Leicestershire, England. It is named after its main town, Melton Mowbray. Other settlements include Asfordby and Bottesford. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 50,376. Melton is a rural area in the north-east part of Leicestershire and at the heart of the East Midlands. It is the 10th smallest district in England by population. The main activities of the district are centred on the single market town of Melton Mowbray which had a population of 27,158 at the 2011 census. There are some 70 small villages within the surrounding rural area and the area of the district is 481.38 km2. History It was formed in 1974, from the Melton Mowbray Urban District and the Melton and Belvoir Rural District. The council offices on ''Nottingham Road'' burnt down on 30 May 2008. Across the road were situated the main offices of the East Midlands Regional Assembly before it was abolished in 2010. Food The borou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of ecclesiastical parishes, which historically played a role in both secular and religious administration. Civil and religious parishes were formally differentiated in the 19th century and are now entirely separate. Civil parishes in their modern form came into being through the Local Government Act 1894, which established elected parish councils to take on the secular functions of the parish vestry. A civil parish can range in size from a sparsely populated rural area with fewer than a hundred inhabitants, to a large town with a population in the tens of thousands. This scope is similar to that of municipalities in Continental Europe, such as the communes of France. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray () is a town in Leicestershire, England, north-east of Leicester, and south-east of Nottingham. It lies on the River Eye, known below Melton as the Wreake. The town had a population 27,670 in 2019. The town is sometimes promoted as Britain's "Rural Capital of Food", it is the home of the Melton Mowbray pork pie and is the location of one of six licensed makers of Stilton cheese. History Toponymy The name comes from the early English word Medeltone – meaning "Middletown surrounded by small hamlets" (as do Milton and Middleton). Mowbray is the Norman family name of early Lords of the Manor – namely Robert de Mowbray. Early history In and around Melton, there are 28 scheduled ancient monuments, some 705 buildings of special architectural or historical interest, 16 sites of special scientific interest, and several deserted village sites. Its industrial archaeology includes the Grantham Canal and remains of the Melton Mowbray Navigation. Windmill sites and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194. The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in England and Wales, the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Detailed results by region, council area, ward and output area are available from their respective websites. Organisation Similar to previous UK censuses, the 2001 census was organised by the three statistical agencies, ONS, GROS, and NISRA, and coordinated at the national level by the Office for National Statistics. The Orders in Council to conduct the census, specifying the people and information to be included in the census, were made under the authority of the Census Act 1920 in Great Britain, and the Census Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 in Northern Ireland. In England and Wales these re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office For National Statistics
The Office for National Statistics (ONS; cy, Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol) is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the UK Parliament. Overview The ONS is responsible for the collection and publication of statistics related to the economy, population and society of the UK; responsibility for some areas of statistics in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales is devolved to the devolved governments for those areas. The ONS functions as the executive office of the National Statistician, who is also the UK Statistics Authority's Chief Executive and principal statistical adviser to the UK's National Statistics Institute, and the 'Head Office' of the Government Statistical Service (GSS). Its main office is in Newport near the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office and Tredegar House, but another significant office is in Titchfield in Hampshire, and a small office is in London. ONS co-ordinates data collection wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leicestershire
Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warwickshire to the south-west, Staffordshire to the west, and Derbyshire to the north-west. The border with most of Warwickshire is Watling Street, the modern A5 road (Great Britain), A5 road. Leicestershire takes its name from the city of Leicester located at its centre and unitary authority, administered separately from the rest of the county. The ceremonial county – the non-metropolitan county plus the city of Leicester – has a total population of just over 1 million (2016 estimate), more than half of which lives in the Leicester Urban Area. History Leicestershire was recorded in the Domesday Book in four wapentakes: Guthlaxton, Framland, Goscote, and Gartree (hundred), Gartree. These later became hundred ... [...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] |
Bingham, Nottinghamshire
Bingham is a market town in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England, east of Nottingham, 11.7 miles (18.8 km) south-west of Newark-on-Trent and 14.5 miles (23.3 km) west of Grantham. The town had a population of 9,131 at the 2011 census (up from 8,655 in 2001, with an estimated 10,197 in 2019). Geography Bingham lies near the junction of the A46 (following an old Roman road, the Fosse Way) between Leicester and Newark-on-Trent and the A52 between Nottingham and Grantham. Neighbouring communities are Radcliffe-on-Trent, East Bridgford, Car Colston, Scarrington, Aslockton, Whatton-in-the-Vale, Tithby and Cropwell Butler. History The name "Bingham" is likely to come from an Old English personal name, ''Bynna'' + '' ingahām '' (Old English). The Romans built a fortress at ''Margidunum'' (Bingham) and a settlement at the river crossing at ''Ad Pontem'' ( East Stoke) on the Fosse Way, which ran between '' Isca'' ( Exeter) and ''Lindum'' (Lincoln). The south-east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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