Morcott
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Morcott is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is located about seven miles south-east of Oakham on the A47 and A6121 roads. In 2001 it had a population of 349.
It once had a railway station on the branch line between Seaton and Luffenham. It closed in 1966.
Morcott Hall was for a considerable period a girl's school. It is now again a private house.
The village hall was previously a chapel.
The village pub, the White Horse, has a plaque to 1982 Grand National winner, Grittar whose owner Frank Gilman lived in the parish.
On the south side of the A47 is a prominent reconstructed windmill.
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