Ridlington

Ridlington
Ridlington
	; Church of St Mary Magdalene and St Andrew
	Ridlington Location within Rutland
Area	3.25 sq mi (8.4 km2) [1]
Population	202. 2001 Census[2]
• Density	62/sq mi (24/km2)
OS grid reference	SK852027
• London	82 miles (132 km) SSE
Unitary authority	Rutland;
Shire county	Rutland;
Ceremonial county	Rutland;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Oakham
Postcode district	LE15
Dialling code	01572
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Rutland and Melton;

Ridlington is a village and civil parish in Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population of the village was 202 at the time of the 2001 census, including Ayston, Leighfield and Wardley also increasing to 260 at the 2011 census.[3]

Main street

The Church of England parish church is Saint Mary Magdalene and Saint Andrew. It is a Grade II* listed building.[4]

The Village Hall on Main Street was originally the Ridlington Village Primary School, built in 1873. The Diocese of Peterborough made it over to the Parish Council in 1964 when the school closed.

Ridlington was the home of Hugh Boyville, a landowner and Member of Parliament for Rutland in the 15th century. The prominent Harington family had their seat here and one branch were created the Harington Baronets, of Ridlington in 1611.[5]

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References

"A vision of Britain through time". University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
"Rutland Civil Parish Populations" (PDF). Rutland County Council. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
"Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1178331)". National Heritage List for England.
George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage 1900

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[1] "A vision of Britain through time". University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 19 March 2009.

[2] "Rutland Civil Parish Populations" (PDF). Rutland County Council. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2009.

[3] "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

[4] Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1178331)". National Heritage List for England.

[5] George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage 1900