In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Glaston like this:
GLASTON, a parish in Uppingham district, Rutland; 2 miles NNW of Seaton r. station, and 2¼ ENE of Uppingham. Post town, Uppingham. Acres, 1, 145. Real property, £2, 659. Pop., 238. Houses, 59. The manor belonged to the Colleys, the Sherards, and others. Glaston House is a chief residence. ...
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £200.* Patron, St. Peter's College, Cambridge. The church is early and decorated English; has, between the nave and the chancel, an early English tower; was extensively restored in 1862; and contains some old monuments. A school has £5 from endowment; and other charities have £30.
Glaston through time
Glaston is now part of Rutland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rutland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Glaston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Glaston in Rutland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4367
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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