Empingham
| Empingham | |
| Rutland | |
|---|---|
 The White Horse | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK949085 |
| Location: | 52°39’59"N, -0°35’47"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 815 (2001[1]) |
| Post town: | Oakham |
| Postcode: | LE15 |
| Dialling code: | 01780 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Rutland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Rutland and Melton |
Empingham is a village and parish in the county of Rutland. The population of the civil parish was 815 at the 2001 census including Horn, increasing to 880 at the 2011 census.[2] It lies close to the dam of Rutland Water and the A606 road runs through the village.
During construction, Rutland Water was known as Empingham Reservoir, but it was renamed to preserve the name of the county which was seeing its local council abolished.
The fine church of St Peter was a Peculiar of the see of Lincoln. When the diocese of Peterborough was created, this church remained tied to Lincoln Cathedral and the title of a Prebend there.
To the north-east on the Great North Road (A1) the Battle of Empingham was fought in 1470 as part of the Wars of the Roses. The battle is also known as Battle of Losecoat Field (or Losecote Field), supposedly because the defeated Lancastrians, when fleeing, threw off the distinguishing clothing. However the name probably predates the battle and means pigsty field. Forms of Losecote also appear as field names in other parishes in Rutland. Contemporary accounts refer to the battle site as Hornfield. An adjacent woodland is now called Bloody Oaks.
References
- ↑ "Rutland Civil Parish Populations". Rutland County Council. 2001. http://www.rutland.gov.uk/ppimageupload/Image27657.PDF. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123222&c=Empingham&d=16&e=62&g=6384760&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1466775409625&enc=1. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
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