| Glaston | |
|---|---|
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  Glaston 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 | |
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.
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.
4 Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers were billeted in Glaston and at Bisbrooke Hall in the months before Operation Market Garden in September 1944. A memorial in the parish church records 19 names.[5]
- ^ "A vision of Britain through time". University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ^ "Rutland Civil Parish Populations" (PDF). Rutland County Council. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ Historic England. "Cartwash (Grade II) (1236505)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "4 Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers, Arnhem Roll of Honour". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 15 September 2024.