Brooke, Rutland

Brooke
Brooke

 Brooke shown within Rutland
Area  2.25 sq mi (5.8 km2) [1]
Population 211 2001 Census[2]
    - Density  94 /sq mi (36 /km2)
OS grid reference SK848057
    - London  83 miles (134 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
List of places: UK • England • Rutland

Brooke is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is located about three miles (4.8 km) south-west of Oakham. The village is near the start of the River Gwash near Braunston-in-Rutland; the river forms part of the parish boundary.

The parish church is dedicated to St Peter. The church appeared in the 2005 film adaptation of Pride & Prejudice.

A small priory was founded at Brooke for Austin Canons, as a cell of St Mary's Abbey, Kenilworth, apparently during the third quarter of the 12th century.[3] Brooke Priory School is now in Oakham.

The Brooke Reliquary was discovered in c.1805 in the cellar of Priory House. This small enamelled casket dates from the 13th Century and originates from the workshops in Limoges, France. It is now on display at Rutland County Museum.

References

  1. ^ "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=10037645&c_id=10001043&add=Y. Retrieved 31 January 2009. 
  2. ^ "Rutland Civil Parish Populations". Rutland County Council. 2001. http://www.rutland.gov.uk/ppimageupload/Image27657.PDF. Retrieved 31 January 2009. 
  3. ^ Parishes: Brooke', A History of the County of Rutland: Volume 2 (1935), pp. 37-40. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66197&strquery=brooke priory Date accessed: 17 January 2011.

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