Church Micro 5167...Edith Weston Traditional Cache
Church Micro 5167...Edith Weston
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With a population of over a 1,000 this Rutland village lies very close to the south side of Rutland Water. It has an unusual name which is derived from Queen Edith who was wife to Edward the Confessor. There is mention of a monastic cell at Edith Weston which may have been sited in the grounds of the Old Hall. The Old Hall was pulled down in 1830 but there is some probability that it stood to the north-west in the park where there are remains of some fishponds. In the Domesday Book the village is not mentioned but it may be one of the 'berewicks' of Hambleton (now across the water but originally across the valley and river Gwash). In 1114 William de Tankerville bestowed the manor to the Abbey of St George de Boscherville. It is monks from the this Abbey that created the cell at Edith Weston, but Henry III seized the priory late in his reign as the prior 'lived beyond the seas'. The manor and priory then passed in 1404 to the convent of St Anne of Coventry. From 1550 the manor was granted to William, Marquess of Northampton and it then passed through many hands and you can read more on this by following the link to the British History site. The church of St Mary the Virgin has a 'non-standard' layout. If you visit this website and have read some of the entries or looked at the section 'Read your Church' you will know what I am talking about. The church has west tower and spire with lucarnes, north aisle, nave, south aisle and also a south trancept. We also have a chancel with a south chapel from it and north from the chancel a organ chamber and vestry “If anybody would like to expand to this series please do, I would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first at churchmicro@gmail.com so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication. There is also a Church Micro Stats & Information page found via the Bookmark list”
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