Glaston
| Glaston | |
 St Andrew's church |
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  Glaston |
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| 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 | 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 |
Coordinates: 52°35′42″N 0°40′41″W / 52.595°N 0.678°W
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 census'.
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 on Main Road (A47) (previously the Monckton Arms), 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. The parish church of St Andrew is a Grade II* listed building[3] and has an unusual central spire.
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]
Early history
Archaeologists working in the parish in 2000 discovered a late Pleistocene (c. 30,000 b.p.) faunal assemblage in association with an Upper Palaeolithic flint 'leafpoint'.[5]
Wellington and Colley
Glaston has a connection with the Duke of Wellington. Although his family adopted the name Wesley or Wellesley, their original name was Colley, and they were possibly descended from the English-born judge Robert Cowley or Colley who came to Ireland about 1500.[6] Robert was almost certainly born in Glaston, where the Colley family were Lords of the Manor from about 1400.[7] Richard Colley (c. 1690 – 1758), the grandfather of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, changed his surname to Wesley in 1728 when he inherited estates on the death of his cousin, Garret Wesley.[8]
Colley Cibber (1671 – 1757), English actor-manager, playwright and Poet Laureate was the eldest child of Jane née Colley, from the Glaston family.[9][10]
References
- ↑ "A vision of Britain through time". University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ↑ "Rutland Civil Parish Populations" (PDF). Rutland County Council. 2001. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (Grade II) (1264584)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ Historic England. "Cartwash (Grade II) (1236505)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ "Glaston Early Upper Palaeolithic Project.". University of Leicester Archaeological Services. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ↑ Ball, F. Elrington The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921 John Murray London 1926 Vol.1 p.203
- ↑ Gloucestershire Notes and Queries 1890 p.564
- ↑ Lundy 2011, p. 10645 § 106449 cites Cokayne 2000, p. 235.
- ↑ Ashley, L. R. N. (1965), Colley Cibber, New York: Twayne p. 17
- ↑ Barker, R. H. (1939), Mr Cibber of Drury Lane, New York: Columbia University Press, OCLC 2207342 p. 4
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