Egleton

Human settlement in England

Rutland

Rutland

Rutland

Region

East Midlands

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Rutland and Melton

List of places: UK; England; Rutland

52°39′29″N 0°42′22″W / 52.658°N 0.706°W / 52.658; -0.706

Egleton is a small village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is situated south east of Oakham, and is close to the western shore of Rutland Water. The population of the village remained less than 100 at the 2011 census and was included with the parish of Burley.

St Edmund's Church, the Church of England parish church, is a Grade I listed building. It has a notable Norman tympanum.^[3]

The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Ecgwulf'.^[4]

References

^ "A vision of Britain through time". University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
^ "Rutland Civil Parish Populations" (PDF). Rutland County Council. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
^ Historic England. "Church of St. Edmund, Egleton (Grade I) (1073761)". National Heritage List for England.
^ "Key to English Place-names".