Rempstone

Infobox UK place
official_name= Rempstone
country= England
region= East Midlands
shire_district= Rushcliffe
shire_county= Nottinghamshire
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latitude= 52.81412
longitude= -1.1464
post_town= LOUGHBOROUGH
postcode_area= LE
postcode_district= LE12
dial_code= 01509
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Rempstone (pronEng|ˈrɛmpstən) is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire,although its closest town and postal address is Loughborough across the border in Leicestershire. It is situated at the crossing of the A60 and A6006 roads. It has no schools. Rempston (without `e`) is mentioned in the Doomesday 1068 book.

Churches

The first church in Rempstone, St Peter in the Rushes, stood approximately 1km north-east of the present village near the Sheepwash Brook next to a moated Manor House now a fishing lake, a Holy spring is also at this location. An archaeological dig, 1960-1962, revealed the foundations of a 12th century tower with square buttresses. [ "The Leake Historian" [http://www.eastleake-history.org.uk/publications1.htm East Leake and district Local History Society] ] Earthworks near the brook indicate the original site of the village. [Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. "The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire".Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.]

The present church, All Saints' Church, Rempstone, was built mainly from the materials of the old church and was consecrated by the Archbishop of York in 1773. About 20 headstones mark the site of the original churchyard and during the last 200 years of this church there were approximately 950 burials including that of six former Rectors of Rempstone.

Transport

Arriva Buses operate a service (No. 99) between Nottingham and Coalville which passes through the village on the A60.

Rempstone Steam & Country Show

The long-running Steam and Traction Engine rally has outgrown the village and nowadays takes place in nearby Wymeswold.

References

Neighbouring villages

* Costock
* East Leake
* Hoton
* Stanford on Soar
* Wymeswold

External links

* [http://www.palmiped.btinternet.co.uk/st_peter_in_the_rushes.htm St Peters in the Rushes ]
* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NTT/Rempstone/ GENUKI entry for Rempstone]
* [http://www.rempstonesteam.org/ Rempstone Steam and Country Show]