Thistleton

Thistleton is the most northerly village in the county of Rutland, and a civil parish, in the East Midlands of England. The population of the village at the 2001 census was 99.

Places of Interest

Highlights include RAF Cottesmore and St Nicholas’ Church, Thistleton.

RAF Cottesmore

Military installation

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Royal Air Force Cottesmore or more simply RAF Cottesmore is a former Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England, situated between Cottesmore and Market Overton.

St Nicholas’ Church, Thistleton

Church

Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Nicholas' Church in Thistleton, Rutland, England, is a former Church of England parish church, now a chapel of ease. It is a Grade II* listed building.

St Nicholas’ Church, Stretton

Church

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St Nicholas' Church is a church in Stretton, Rutland. It is a Grade II* listed building. St Nicholas’ Church, Stretton is situated 2½ miles southeast of Thistleton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stretton and Market Overton.

Stretton is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland, England, just off the A1 Great North Road. The population of the civil parish was 770 at the 2001 census, including Thistleton and increasing to 1,260 at the 2011 census. Stretton is situated 2 miles southeast of Thistleton.

Market Overton

Village

Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Market Overton is a village on the northern edge of the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population of the civil parish was 494 at the 2001 census, increasing to 584 at the 2011 census.

Greetham

Village

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Greetham is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The village's name means 'homestead/village which is gravelly' or 'hemmed-in land which is gravelly'.

Thistleton

Type: Locality
Location: Rutland, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.7489° or 52° 44′ 56″ north

Longitude

-0.6417° or 0° 38′ 30″ west

Elevation

410 feet (125 metres)

Open location code

9C4XP9X5+G8

GeoNames ID

7292241

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