- Glaston
Glaston is a village in the county of
Rutland in theEast Midlands ofEngland .Glaston is about four miles south of
Rutland Water and is [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/438463 situated] on the A47 two miles east ofUppingham . There are approximately 80 houses in total with one public house ' [http://www.theoldpheasant.co.uk The Old Pheasant] ' on "Main Road" (A47) (previously the Monckton Arms), and a flooring warehouse 'Glaston Carpets'. There is an active Parish Meeting that is held once a month and villagers are currently trying to get a bypass for the village. The parish [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/168409 church] is St Andrew.Archaeologists working in the parish in 2000 discovered a late
Pleistocene (c. 30,000 b.p.) faunal assemblage in association with anUpper Palaeolithic flint 'leafpoint'. [ [http://www.le.ac.uk/ulas/projects/glaston_discovery.html glaston_discovery ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.rutnet.co.uk/pp/location/detail.asp?id=20 RutNet]
* [http://www.rutlanders.net/glastonbag Bypass Action Group]
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