Seaton, Rutland

Seaton, Rutland

Seaton is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England.

Seaton is noted for its large viaduct. It is three quarters of a mile long and took four years to build. It has 82 arches which are up to 72 feet high. The railway is now only used for freight traffic.

When Henry Royce (founder of Rolls Royce) was created a baronet, he took Seaton as his title. His family had worked here as millers.

Major-General Robert Overton a prominent soldier and scholar who supported the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War, was buried here in 1678.


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