Bisbrooke
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Bisbrooke is a village and civil parish
in the county of Rutland
in the East Midlands
of England
. It is located about two miles (3.2 km) east of Uppingham
close to the A47
. In 2001, it had a population of 219.
The parish church of St John the Baptist dates from 1871 in its present form, though the tower was only finished in 1914. There are a number of fine gravestones, which pre-date the present building.
The Gate Inn is on Main Street. Bisbrooke Hall is to the north of the A47 within the parish boundary but actually nearer to the village of Glaston
. The Hall was substantially remodelled and extended by Lord Carbery
around 1840.
In the 1950s, "small-holdings, orchards and vegetable patches jostle each other in the sheltered hollows of Bisbrooke” where “almost everyone grows and sells strawberries”; much of the fruit was sent for jam-making.
The village was too unremarkable to warrant an entry in Arthur Mee
's The King's England volume.
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 two miles (3.2 km) east of Uppingham
Uppingham
Disambiguation: "Uppingham" is the colloquial name for Uppingham SchoolUppingham is a market town in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England, located on the A47 between Leicester and Peterborough, about 6 miles south of the county town, Oakham.- History :A little over a mile to the...
close to the A47
A47 road
The A47 is a trunk road in England originally linking Birmingham to Great Yarmouth. Most of the section between Birmingham and Nuneaton is now classified as the B4114.-Route:...
. In 2001, it had a population of 219.
The parish church of St John the Baptist dates from 1871 in its present form, though the tower was only finished in 1914. There are a number of fine gravestones, which pre-date the present building.
The Gate Inn is on Main Street. Bisbrooke Hall is to the north of the A47 within the parish boundary but actually nearer to the village of Glaston
Glaston
Glaston is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England.Glaston is about four miles south of Rutland Water and is on the A47 two miles east of Uppingham. There are approximately 80 houses in total with one public house 'The Old Pheasant' on Main Road , and a flooring...
. The Hall was substantially remodelled and extended by Lord Carbery
Baron Carbery
Baron Carbery, of Carbery in the County of Cork, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1715 for George Evans, with remainder to the heirs male of his father and namesake George Evans, a supporter of William and Mary during the Glorious Revolution, who had earlier declined the...
around 1840.
In the 1950s, "small-holdings, orchards and vegetable patches jostle each other in the sheltered hollows of Bisbrooke” where “almost everyone grows and sells strawberries”; much of the fruit was sent for jam-making.
The village was too unremarkable to warrant an entry in Arthur Mee
Arthur Mee
Arthur Henry Mee was a British writer, journalist and educator. He is best known for The Harmsworth Self-Educator, The Children's Encyclopaedia, The Children's Newspaper, and The King's England...
's The King's England volume.