Edith Weston
Coordinates: 52°38′N 0°38′W / 52.64°N 0.63°W
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 Fishing lodge |
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 Edith Weston
Edith Weston shown within Rutland |
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| Area | 2.89 sq mi (7.5 km2) [1] |
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| Population | 1,042 2001 Census[2] |
| - Density | 361 /sq mi (139 /km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK927053 |
| - London | 82 miles (132 km) SSE |
| Unitary authority | Rutland |
| Shire county | Rutland |
| Ceremonial county | Rutland |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OAKHAM |
| Postcode district | LE15 |
| Dialling code | 01572 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Rutland and Melton |
| List of places: UK • England • Rutland | |
Edith Weston is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is on the south-eastern shore of Rutland Water and is home of the main sailing club with a fishing lodge.[3]
The village is named after queen Edith of Wessex (1029–1075), the wife of Edward the Confessor and sister of Harold Godwinson. The church is St Mary the Virgin. The village pub is the Wheatsheaf on King Edward's Way.
St George's Barracks is located to the south and east of the village; this was previously RAF North Luffenham. This has housed the 1st Battalion of the Kings Own Royal Border Regiment[4] but in August 2007 16th Regiment Royal Artillery, equipped with the Rapier FSC, moved here from Woolwich in southeast London.
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[edit] References
- ^ "A vision of Britain through time". University of Portsmouth. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_table_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_AREA_A&u_id=10085366&c_id=10001043&add=Y. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ^ "Rutland Civil Parish Populations". Rutland County Council. 2001. http://www.rutland.gov.uk/ppimageupload/Image27657.PDF. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
- ^ "Rutland Sailing Club Website". Rutland Sailing Club. http://rutlandsc.co.uk/cms/index.php. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ^ Kings Own Royal Border Regiment
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