Whissendine
| Whissendine | |
 St Andrew's parish church |
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  Whissendine |
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| Area | 6.30 sq mi (16.3 km2) [1] |
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| Population | 1,189 2001 Census[2] |
| – density | 189/sq mi (73/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK8314 |
| – London | 89 miles (143 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 | 01664 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Rutland and Melton |
| Website | Welcome to Whissendine |
Coordinates: 52°43′12″N 0°46′16″W / 52.720°N 0.771°W
Whissendine is a village and civil parish in Rutland, England north-west of the county town, Oakham.
It has two pubs (The White Lion and The Three Horseshoes), a Church of England parish church, a former Methodist chapel, and a windmill. The Methodist chapel closed in 2009, the last service being held on 30 August.
Whissendine Windmill was built in 1809 and returned to milling in September 2006.[3][4][5] The windmill is a Grade II* listed building.[6]
The parish church of St Andrew[7] was built in the 13th century and has a 14th-century tower.[8] The screen to the Lady Chapel was brought here in the 19th century from the old chapel of St John's College, Cambridge.[8] St Andrew's is a Grade I listed building.[8]
Whissendine Church of England Primary School is in the middle of the village.
The Village Hall hosts many events throughout the year including antiques fairs and the village pantomime. Each year in late June, the village hosts a "feast week", an ancient custom from the Middle Ages that has been reintroduced and entails a week of activities for the community. This includes a 6 mile run, an UK Athletics licensed race,[9] the Feast week extravaganza, the knockout and the fete on the green.
The village also has a sports club that has a cricket team, football pitch, tennis club, archery club and a bowling green.
The pasture called The Banks is still let by ancient custom. This involves a candle in which a pin is stuck is lit and the last bidder before the pin falls is entitled to rent The Banks for the ensuing year.
The village had a scout troop up until 2010 and a cub pack until 2012.
The village is on the Rutland Round, the circular walk around Britain's smallest county.
Historic Figures
Richard Kettle was born in Whissendine in 1838. His family may have immigrated to Australia after the death of Lord Harborough, and the estate, which included Whissendine, was split up (1861) and the tenants had the opportunity to buy their own farms and cottages. Richard Kettle, together with his family, were the early farming pioneers in Helidon, Queensland, Australia. He died in 1915.
References
- ↑ "A vision of Britain through time". University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ↑ "Rutland Civil Parish Populations" (PDF). Rutland County Council. 2001. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ↑ "Cotswolds Millwrights Home". Cotswolds Millwrights Co. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- ↑ "Nigel brings windmill back to life". Melton Times (Johnston Press). 20 March 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- ↑ "The Working Windmill". BBC News. 8 July 2009.
- ↑ "The Windmill". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. 3 February 1972. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ↑ St Andrew Whissendine
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Church of St Andrew". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. 14 June 1954. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ↑ RunBritain website
Further reading
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1960). Leicestershire and Rutland. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 333–335.
External links
Media related to Whissendine at Wikimedia Commons