Edith Weston

Edith Weston

Edith Weston is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is on the south-eastern shore of Rutland Water and is home of the main [http://www.rutlandsc.co.uk sailing club] with a [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/161609 fishing lodge] .

The village is named after queen Edith of Wessex (1029–1075), the wife of Edward the Confessor and sister of Harold Godwinson. The church is St Mary the Virgin. The village pub is the " [http://www.everards.co.uk/pubs/wheatsheaf_145 Wheatsheaf] " on "King Edward's Way".

St George's Barracks is located to the south and east of the village; this was [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/334485 previously] RAF North Luffenham. This has housed the [http://www.army.mod.uk/korbr/index.htm 1st Battalion] of the [http://www.korbr.co.uk Kings Own Royal Border Regiment] but in August 2007 16th Regiment Royal Artillery, equipped with the Rapier FSC, moved here from Woolwich in southeast London.

External links

* [http://www.rutnet.co.uk/pp/location/detail.asp?id=15 RutNet]
* [http://www.edithwestonsteam.co.uk Edith Weston Vintage Fayre]
* [http://www.edithwestonprimaryschool.co.uk Primary school]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZRmc6wRC18 Rutland Cycle Classic 2007]


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