Owston, Leicestershire
| Owston | |
| Leicestershire | |
|---|---|
 St Andrew's Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK774079 |
| Location: | 52°39’48"N, 0°51’16"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 112 (2011) |
| Post town: | Oakham |
| Postcode: | LE15 |
| Dialling code: | 01664 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Harborough |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Rutland and Melton |
Owston is a village in Leicestershire, five miles west of Oakham (the latter across in Rutland. The population of the civil parish which encompasses Owston, Newbold and Maresfield was 112 at the 2011 census.
The Parish Church of St Andrew, Owston, began as an Augustinian monastic foundation before 1161, and substantial buildings stood around the site of the current church. Owston Abbey was never prosperous, and when dissolved at the reformation had 6 canons.[1] The parish retained a part of the Abbey Church for its use when the rest was demolished, resulting in an unusually proportioned building, with its doorway through the tower on the south side. The relationship between the current church and former monastic arrangements remains uncertain.[2]
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References
- ↑ A History of the County of Leicester - Volume 2 pp 21-23: Houses of Augustinian canons: The abbey of Owston (Victoria County History)
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 321103 – Owston Abbey
