Ayston

Also known as Ayston, Rutland

Ayston is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is about one mile (1.6 km) north-west of Uppingham, close to the junction of the A47 and A6003. The population of the village was less than 100 at the 2011 census and is included in the civil parish of Ridlington. The placename means Aethelstan's farm or settlement; the estate was granted to Aethelstan, a minister of Edward the Confessor, in 1046.

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Place details

Locality: Ayston
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.official_name: Ayston
UK place.country: England
UK place.region: East Midlands
UK place.static_image_name: St Mary the Virgin, Ayston, Rutland by-Kate-Jewell.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: St Mary the Virgin's Church, Ayston
UK place.area_total_sq_mi: 1.41
UK place.population: 46
UK place.population_ref: 2001 Census
UK place.os_grid_reference: SK860010
UK place.label_position: top
UK place.post_town: OAKHAM
UK place.postcode_area: LE
UK place.postcode_district: LE15
UK place.dial_code: 01572
UK place.constituency_westminster: Rutland and Melton
UK place.london_distance: SSE
UK place.unitary_england: Rutland
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Rutland