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Seaton Seaton is on the southern boundary of Rutland to the south-east of Uppingham. Officially the parish is called 'Seaton with Thorpe-by-Water'. The name is derived from 'Seaga's settlement'. Thorpe by Water is a daughter settlement. The 'Water' refers to the nearby River Welland, the boundary with Northampstonshire. Although the L&NWR Rugby to Peterborough railway lines now separate the village from the river. Seaton was part of Wrangdike Hundred. In the early fifteenth century a place called Syrepol is recorded as being at Seaton. This may be the 'shire pool', the meeting place for Wrangdyke Hundred.   Seaton from the south in 2001. Since the nineteenth century lots of Paleolithic flint plus Neolithic and later finds have been discovered. Barrows Farm to the south of the parish takes its name from a line of prehistoric burial mounds on the ridge above the River Welland that continues to Lyddington. Former council houses on Thompsons Lane are on the site of a fifth to seventh century pagan Anglo-Saxon cemetery. A cremation urn was found in the bank in front and skeletal remains in the gardens and under the buildings. source: Seaton Village Walk More recently an Anglo-Saxon cemetery on a hill near Seaton has been tentatively dated to the christian period. A Roman brooch found when constructing Harringworth Viaduct (which extends into Seaton parish). Holy well A holy well marked with a cross seems to have existed on the boundary with Barrowden. There was a field nearby called Saint Anne's Close, quite plausibly the dedication of the well. The windmill moved from a hill-top location to near the watermill in 1881. More details here. About 1900 Seaton village was much bigger. Between 1900 and 1975 about 48 cottages were demolished. Harringworth Viaduct The towering railway viaduct, with 82 arches each 70 feet high, takes the Midland Railway's Nottingham to London route across the Welland valley from Seaton into Northamptonshire. At 1,275 yards (1.166 km) length it is Britain's longest brick-built viaduct. It was constructed 1876–8 and contains an estimated 15 million bricks. The shanty town to house the navvies was nicknamed 'Cyprus'. After 1966 the line was mostly used for freight and occasional passenger diversions. That changed in 2009 when East Midlands Trains timetabled a single daily journey from Melton Mowbray to London St Pancras (with a return) – the only regular passenger service to cross the Welland using this viaduct.   Harringworth Viaduct in 2026, seen from Barrowden churchyard. All Hallows church The twelfth century foundations of All Hallows church were discovered during the extensive renovations of 1874–5. The south porch is approached by an avenue of rather brooding yew trees. Ancient tombstones have been incorporated into the outer walls.   The south doorway is an excellent example of late Romanesque decoration. Inside, the beautiful chancel arch is also late twelfth century, as is the striking north arcade with alternate bands of limestone and ironstone. The south arcade was built a few decades later.   One of the decorated Romanesque capitals supporting the chancel arch. The tower and spire is late thirteenth century. In 1875 the interesting old font was cut up to form a seat.   The old parish chest survives. The sedilia, piscina and aumbries have survived. Unusually, the doors for the aumbry have been restored.   In a recess in the south aisle is an effigy. It may represent Roger de Seaton, who was the Chief Justice of England under Henry III, and died in 1280. The alabaster reredos was erected in 1889. Victoria County History page for Seaton and Thorpe-by-Water. Back to top of this page     Back to home page   This website does not gather or store any visitor information. Copyright Bob Trubshaw 2026 No unauthorised copying or reproduction except if all following conditions apply a: Copy is complete (including this copyright statement). b: No changes are made. c: No charge is made. www.hoap.co.uk/rutland

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