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Barleythorpe

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Also known as Barleythorpe, Rutland

Barleythorpe is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is located about a mile (1.6 km) north-west of Oakham. The population at the 2001 census was 178, increasing to 207 at the 2011 census.

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Place details

Locality
Barleythorpe
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Key facts

UK place.official_name
Barleythorpe
UK place.country
England
UK place.region
East Midlands
UK place.static_image_name
Barleythorpe_Road.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Main Street
UK place.area_total_sq_mi
1.6
UK place.population
178
UK place.population_ref
2001 Census
UK place.os_grid_reference
SK849096
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
UK place.shire_county
Rutland

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Barleythorpe is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is located about a mile (1.6 km) north-west of Oakham. The population at the 2001 census was 178, increasing to 207 at the 2011 census.

The village's name means 'Outlying farm/settlement'. 'Barley' comes from the later addition of the family name 'le Bolour' which is often confused with the crop.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Barleythorpe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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