Great Easton
Encyclopedia
Great Easton is a village and civil parish
in the Harborough
District of Leicestershire
, England
. The parish had a population of 558 according to the 2001 census. http://www.leics.gov.uk/great_easton.pdf The village sits in the Welland Valley in the rolling south Leicestershire countryside.
It is located in the extreme south-east of the county and is very close to the borders with Northamptonshire
and Rutland
. It is just south of the Eyebrook Reservoir
. Nearby places are Bringhurst
and Drayton
in Leicestershire, Caldecott
in Rutland, and Rockingham
and Cottingham
in Northamptonshire. The nearest town is Corby
in Northamptonshire.
The village has public transport services to Corby
town centre, Oakham and Uppingham,
Market Harborough
town centre and St Margaret's Bus Station in Leicester
.
The village also formerly had a cricket
team, but after the playing field was destroyed they relocated to Rockingham Castle
and now go by the name of Old Eastonians.
Newspapers available in Great Easton are the Harborough Mail and the Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. Radio stations that can be picked up in the village are Connect 97.2 & 107.4
, Harborough FM
, BBC Radio Northampton
and BBC Radio Leicester
.
Great Easton is also home to the Opera Minima, which is an opera/theatre group registered as a charitable trust and based at the Old Corset Factory in the village and is sponsored by Leicestershire County Council
, Harborough District Council, Creative LeicesterShire and the Welland Sub-Regional Strategic Partnership.
The parish is protected and served by Leicestershire Constabulary
(Harborough North Division).
The local telephone dialling code is the Kettering
and Corby code (01536) due to its proximity to Northamptonshire.
Great Easton is the largest village and civil parish in South-East Leicestershire, however is only a small village itself. Many people who live in Great Easton commute to work in the nearby towns of Corby and Kettering in neighbouring Northants, to Market Harborough and indeed the county town
, Leicester.
Parliament constituency (the Harborough Parliament constituency differs to that of the actual Harborough District controlled by Harborough District Council).
Great Easton is in the Nevill Ward of Harborough District Council and is represented by Cllr David Beaty (Con).
and the finds included 14th century pottery, a brick surface thought to be related to the village's old slaughterhouse and a Chinese "cash coin". It appeared on Channel 4 as part of Time Team's Big Dig.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Harborough
Harborough
Harborough is a local government district of Leicestershire, England, named after its main town, Market Harborough. Covering , the District is by far the largest of the eight district authorities in Leicestershire and covers almost a quarter of the County....
District of Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The parish had a population of 558 according to the 2001 census. http://www.leics.gov.uk/great_easton.pdf The village sits in the Welland Valley in the rolling south Leicestershire countryside.
It is located in the extreme south-east of the county and is very close to the borders with Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
and Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
. It is just south of the Eyebrook Reservoir
Eyebrook Reservoir
Eyebrook Reservoir is a reservoir in the East Midlands of England. It straddles the border of Leicestershire and Rutland . It is located about 6 km northwest of Corby in Northamptonshire. Nearby villages are Stoke Dry, to the north, and Caldecott, to the south and near the dam.The reservoir...
. Nearby places are Bringhurst
Bringhurst
Bringhurst is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire. It is in the south-east of the county, close to the borders with Northamptonshire and Rutland...
and Drayton
Drayton, Leicestershire
Drayton is a village in Leicestershire, England in the district of Harborough. It was formerly in the Parish of Easton along with the nearby villages of Bringhurst and Great Easton. It has one of the smallest churches in England...
in Leicestershire, Caldecott
Caldecott, Rutland
Caldecott is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is located about four miles south of Uppingham and is the most southerly village in Rutland....
in Rutland, and Rockingham
Rockingham, Northamptonshire
Rockingham is a village and civil parish in the Corby district of Northamptonshire, England. It is just north of Corby, close by the border with Leicestershire and Rutland, near to Great Easton and Caldecott...
and Cottingham
Cottingham, Northamptonshire
Cottingham is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire in the English midlands that can trace its history back to Roman times. Cotingeham is listed in the Domesday Book and is also mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. It is located north-west of the town of Corby and is administered as...
in Northamptonshire. The nearest town is Corby
Corby
Corby Town is a town and borough located in the county of Northamptonshire. Corby Town is 23 miles north-east of the county town, Northampton. The borough had a population of 53,174 at the 2001 Census; the town on its own accounted for 49,222 of this figure...
in Northamptonshire.
The village has public transport services to Corby
Corby
Corby Town is a town and borough located in the county of Northamptonshire. Corby Town is 23 miles north-east of the county town, Northampton. The borough had a population of 53,174 at the 2001 Census; the town on its own accounted for 49,222 of this figure...
town centre, Oakham and Uppingham,
Market Harborough
Market Harborough
Market Harborough is a market town within the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England.It has a population of 20,785 and is the administrative headquarters of Harborough District Council. It sits on the Northamptonshire-Leicestershire border...
town centre and St Margaret's Bus Station in Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
.
The village also formerly had a cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
team, but after the playing field was destroyed they relocated to Rockingham Castle
Rockingham Castle
Rockingham Castle is a former royal castle and hunting lodge in Rockingham Forest a mile to the north of Corby, Northamptonshire.-History:The site on which the castle stands has been used in the Iron Age, Roman period and by the invading Saxons also used by the Normans, Tudors and also used in the...
and now go by the name of Old Eastonians.
Newspapers available in Great Easton are the Harborough Mail and the Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. Radio stations that can be picked up in the village are Connect 97.2 & 107.4
Connect 97.2 & 107.4
Connect Radio 97.2 and 107.4 is a commercial radio station in the United Kingdom broadcasting to Northamptonshire. It is owned by Adventure Radio and based in Peterborough.-History:The station launched as KCBC on 6 April 1990 on 1530 kHz AM...
, Harborough FM
Harborough FM
Harborough FM is a community radio station covering Market Harborough , South Leicestershire and North Northamptonshire in the United Kingdom.-History:...
, BBC Radio Northampton
BBC Radio Northampton
BBC Radio Northampton is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Northamptonshire. It broadcasts from its studios in Broadcasting House, Northampton on 104.2 and 103.6 FM. The station also has two studios in Daventry and Corby...
and BBC Radio Leicester
BBC Radio Leicester
BBC Radio Leicester is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. The station broadcasts from studios in Leicester on 104.9 FM, on DAB, and via the BBC iPlayer.-History:...
.
Great Easton is also home to the Opera Minima, which is an opera/theatre group registered as a charitable trust and based at the Old Corset Factory in the village and is sponsored by Leicestershire County Council
Leicestershire County Council
Leicestershire County Council is the county council for the English non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire. It was originally formed in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888. The county is divided into 52 electoral divisions, which return a total of 55 councillors. The council is controlled by...
, Harborough District Council, Creative LeicesterShire and the Welland Sub-Regional Strategic Partnership.
The parish is protected and served by Leicestershire Constabulary
Leicestershire Constabulary
Leicestershire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland in England. Its headquarters are at Enderby, Leicestershire.The current Chief Constable is Simon Cole.-History:...
(Harborough North Division).
The local telephone dialling code is the Kettering
Kettering
Kettering is a market town in the Borough of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. It is situated about from London. Kettering is mainly situated on the west side of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene which meets at Wellingborough...
and Corby code (01536) due to its proximity to Northamptonshire.
Great Easton is the largest village and civil parish in South-East Leicestershire, however is only a small village itself. Many people who live in Great Easton commute to work in the nearby towns of Corby and Kettering in neighbouring Northants, to Market Harborough and indeed the county town
County town
A county town is a county's administrative centre in the United Kingdom or Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county. The concept of a county town eventually became detached from its...
, Leicester.
Local Government and Politics
Though Great Easton is a civil parish in the District of Harborough, it is administered as being in the Rutland and MeltonRutland and Melton
Rutland and Melton is a county constituency spanning Leicestershire and Rutland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election....
Parliament constituency (the Harborough Parliament constituency differs to that of the actual Harborough District controlled by Harborough District Council).
Great Easton is in the Nevill Ward of Harborough District Council and is represented by Cllr David Beaty (Con).
Facts
Great Easton was visited by Time TeamTime Team
Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on Channel 4 since 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode features a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining...
and the finds included 14th century pottery, a brick surface thought to be related to the village's old slaughterhouse and a Chinese "cash coin". It appeared on Channel 4 as part of Time Team's Big Dig.