Glaston, Rutland

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Glaston is a village in Rutland

Other current and historical names

Gladestone

Parish/Community: Glaston
Unitary Authority: Rutland
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°35'39"N 0°40'43"W
Eastings/Northings: 489602, 300414
OS Grid: SK896004
Mapcode Local: GBR DTY.97F
Mapcode Global: WHGM6.K211

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Glaston within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Glaston in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Glaston, par., Rutland, 2 miles NE. of Uppingham, 1145 ac., pop. 220; contains the seat of Glaston House.

Glaston in the Domesday Book

A village in Witchley hundred, in the county of Northamptonshire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edward the noble
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: William (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 4 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1086
- Households: 5 villagers; 2 smallholders; 11 freemen; 2 slaves
- Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs; 5 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
- Meadow: 10 acres

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British Place Names

Glaston, Rutland

Glaston is a village in Rutland

Glaston in historic gazetteers

Glaston in the Domesday Book