Wardley, Rutland

Wardley
Wardley
	; St Botolph's Church, Wardley
	Wardley Location within Rutland
Area	1.17 sq mi (3.0 km2) [1]
Population	32 2001 Census[2]
• Density	27/sq mi (10/km2)
OS grid reference	SK830003
• London	81 miles (130 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;

Wardley is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population at the 2001 census was 32. At the 2011 census the population remained less than 100 and is included in the civil parish of Ridlington. It is located about two miles (3 km) west of Uppingham, close to the A47.

The manor is not mentioned in Domesday Book, but was probably among the unnamed berewicks attached to Ridlington. By the early 12th century it was in the hands of Richard Basset, who granted it to Launde Priory in Leicestershire with whom it remained until the Dissolution.

St Botolph's parish church is Grade II* listed.[3] In 2016 the church passed into the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[4]

The two-mile (3 km) £1.9 million Wardley Hill Improvement for the A47 opened in October 1987 when the road through the village became a dead end.

The village has no mains water supply, instead water is supplied from a borehole.[5]

Wardley Wood, owned by the Forestry Commission, is an ancient woodland on a hillside.[6]

References

"A vision of Britain through time". University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
"Rutland Civil Parish Populations" (PDF). Rutland County Council. 2001. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
Historic England. "Church of St Botolph (1180127)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
"News | The Churches Conservation Trust". www.visitchurches.org.uk.
"Villagers lose mains water battle". BBC News. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
"Forestry Commission; Wardley Wood". Archived from the original on 15 August 2011.

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[1] "A vision of Britain through time". University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 21 March 2009.

[2] "Rutland Civil Parish Populations" (PDF). Rutland County Council. 2001. Retrieved 21 March 2009.

[nhl-3] Historic England. "Church of St Botolph (1180127)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 March 2017.

[4] "News | The Churches Conservation Trust". www.visitchurches.org.uk.

[5] "Villagers lose mains water battle". BBC News. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2009.

[6] "Forestry Commission; Wardley Wood". Archived from the original on 15 August 2011.