Ayston is a village and
civil parish
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in the county of
Rutland
Rutland () is a ceremonial county and unitary authority in the East Midlands, England. The county is bounded to the west and north by Leicestershire, to the northeast by Lincolnshire and the southeast by Northamptonshire.
Its greatest len ...
in the
East Midlands
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of England. It is about one mile (1.6 km) north-west of
Uppingham
Uppingham is a market town in Rutland, England, off the A47 between Leicester and Peterborough, south of the county town, Oakham. It had a population of 4,745 according to the 2011 census, estimated at 4,853 in 2019. It is known for its ep ...
, close to the junction of the
A47 and
A6003. The population of the village was less than 100 at the 2011 census and is included in the civil parish of
Ridlington. The placename means Aethelstan's farm or settlement; the estate was granted to Aethelstan, a minister of
Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor ; la, Eduardus Confessor , ; ( 1003 – 5 January 1066) was one of the last Anglo-Saxon English kings. Usually considered the last king of the House of Wessex, he ruled from 1042 to 1066.
Edward was the son of Æth ...
, in 1046.
![Another view of houses in Ayston - geograph](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Another_view_of_houses_in_Ayston_-_geograph.org.uk_-_209882.jpg)
Ayston is part of
Braunston
Braunston is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, next to the border with Warwickshire. At the 2011 Census, the parish had a population of 1,759. Braunston is situated just off the A45 main road and lies between the to ...
&
Belton ward which has one councillor on
Rutland County Council
Rutland County Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The current council was created in April 1997. The population of the council's area at the 2011 census was 37,369.
As a unitary ...
.
The
Grade II* listed
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St Mary the Virgin's Church came into the care of
Churches Conservation Trust in April 2014.
Ayston Hall
Ayston Hall is a 19th-century, Grade II listed, two-storey house constructed of ashlar with a stone-tiled roof and a three-bay frontage. It stands in of garden.
The house was built in 1807 by
William Daniel Legg
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for
George Fludyer
George Fludyer (1761–1837) was an English politician, the Member of Parliament for Chippenham from 1782 to 1802, and for Appleby from 1818 to 1819.
Early life
Born in St John Bassishaw parish in London in 1761, he was the second son of Sir ...
. He had inherited the land from his widowed mother, the wife of
Sir Samuel Fludyer, 1st Baronet
Sir Samuel Fludyer, 1st Baronet (c. 1704 – 18 January 1768), of Lee Place in Kent, was an English merchant and banker who served as a Member of Parliament and Lord Mayor of London.
Biography
Fludyer was the eldest son of Samuel Fludyer, a ...
. It became the seat of the Fludyer family and descended to the
5th and last baronet, Arthur John. On his death without an heir in 1922 the property passed to his nephew James Finch. In 2013 the house was on sale for £2.75 million.
See also
*
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Ayston
References
External links
Rutland Website – Ayston
Villages in Rutland
Civil parishes in Rutland
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