Barleythorpe
Encyclopedia
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
.
Barleythorpe Hall was a home of Lord Lonsdale
and later an elderly person's home (until 2006). Alongside is the training and conference centre of EEF
East Midlands and Mid-Anglia.
Until January 2007, Main Street was the A606 but the village now benefits from the Oakham Bypass.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the county of Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
in the East Midlands
East Midlands
The East Midlands is one of the regions of England, consisting of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. It encompasses the combined area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and most of Lincolnshire...
of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located about a mile (1.6 km) north-west of Oakham
Oakham
-Oakham's horseshoes:Traditionally, members of royalty and peers of the realm who visited or passed through the town had to pay a forfeit in the form of a horseshoe...
.
Barleythorpe Hall was a home of Lord Lonsdale
Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale
Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale, KG, GCVO was an English nobleman.-Biography:The second son of the 3rd Earl of Lonsdale, he succeeded his brother, the 4th Earl, in 1882. Lord Lonsdale was an avid sportsman and bon vivant and was known by some as "England's greatest sporting gentleman"...
and later an elderly person's home (until 2006). Alongside is the training and conference centre of EEF
EEF the manufacturers organisation
EEF, the manufacturers' organisation, works with manufacturing, engineering and technology-based businesses in the UK.EEF is the largest sectoral employers' organisation in the UK...
East Midlands and Mid-Anglia.
Until January 2007, Main Street was the A606 but the village now benefits from the Oakham Bypass.