Great Easton

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Great Easton is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. The parish had a population of 558 according to the 2001 census. [1]

Is it located in the south-east of the county, close by the borders with Rutland and Northamptonshire, and just south of the Eyebrook Reservoir. Nearby places are Bringhurst and Drayton, in Leicestershire, Caldecott in Rutland, and Rockingham in Northamptonshire. The nearest town is Corby in Northants.

The village also formerly had a cricket team, but after the playing field was destroyed they relocated to Rockingham Castle and now go by the name of Old Eastonians Cricket Club.