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St Andrews church |
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Glaston
Glaston shown within Rutland |
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| Area | 1.83 sq mi (4.7 km2) [1] |
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| Population | 185 2001 Census[2] |
| - Density | 101 /sq mi (39 /km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK896005 |
| - London | 79 miles (127 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 | 01562 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU 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 (6 km) south of Rutland Water and is situated on the A47 two miles (3 km) 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 of St Andrew has an unusual central spire.
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]
Glaston has a strong connection with the Duke of Wellington. Although his family adopted the name Wesley or Wellesley, their original name was Colley, and they were descended from the English-born judge Robert Cowley who came to Ireland about 1500. Robert was almost certainly born in Glaston, where the Cowley family were Lords of the Manor.