Coordinates: 52°35′42″N 0°40′41″W / 52.595°N 0.678°W
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  Glaston shown within Rutland |
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| Area[2] | 1.83 sq mi (4.7 km²) |
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| Population | 185 2001 Census[1] |
| - Density | 101/sq mi (39/km²) |
| OS grid reference | |
| - London | 79 miles (127 km) SSE |
| Unitary authority | Rutland |
| Shire county | Rutland |
| Ceremonial county | Rutland |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OAKHAM |
| Postcode district | LE15 |
| Dialling code | 01562 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Rutland and Melton |
| List of places: UK • England • Rutland | |
Glaston is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England.
Glaston is about four miles south of Rutland Water and is situated on the A47 two miles 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 currently trying to get a bypass for the village. The parish church is St Andrew.
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'.[3]
References
- ^ "Rutland Civil Parish Populations". Rutland County Council. 2001. http://www.rutland.gov.uk/ppimageupload/Image27657.PDF. Retrieved on 11 February 2009.
- ^ "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=10148080&c_id=10001043&add=Y. Retrieved on 11 February 2009.
- ^ "Glaston Early Upper Palaeolithic Project.". University of Leicester Archaeological Services. http://www.le.ac.uk/ulas/projects/glaston_discovery.html. Retrieved on 11 February 2009.
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