| Exton | |
|---|---|
 Thatched cottages in Exton | |
| Area | 6.36 sq mi (16.5 km2) [1] |
| Population | 600 2001 Census[2] |
| • Density | 94/sq mi (36/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK924111 |
| • London | 85 miles (137 km) SSE |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OAKHAM |
| Postcode district | LE15 |
| Dialling code | 01572 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Exton is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England.
The village includes a tree-planted green overlooked by the Fox & Hounds pub.
Exton Park is a large country estate which has been home to the Noel family (Earls of Gainsborough) for over four centuries. The present Exton Hall was built in the 19th century close to the ruins of the original Tudor mansion which had burnt down in 1810. It contains a Roman Catholic chapel which is still in regular use.
The grand parish church of St Peter & St Paul lies on the edge of the park and contains an impressive collection of monuments including work by Joseph Nollekens. There is also a fine marble tomb by Grinling Gibbons, dating from 1685, showing Viscount Campden with his fourth wife, Elizabeth Bertie, and carvings of his 19 children. [3]
The romantic Fort Henry, a pleasure-house in the elegant late eighteenth-century Gothick style overlooks lakes formed by the North Brook.
In the south of the parish towards Rutland Water is Barnsdale Gardens which were created by Geoff Hamilton of the BBC television series Gardeners' World.
Further south, on the north shore of Rutland Water, stands what was the Barnsdale country house and is now the Barnsdale Hall Hotel and Country Club. Barnsdale was a large country house, built in 1890 as a hunting lodge for Earl Fitzwilliam by architect E. J. May. [4]
References
- ^ "A vision of Britain through time". University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ^ "Rutland Civil Parish Populations" (PDF). Rutland County Council. 2001. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ^ "TOMB OF VISCOUNT CAMPDEN AT EXTON CHURCH". World Monuments Fund.
- ^ "Barnsdale, Exton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
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