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Colston Bassett is a small village in the Vale of Belvoir in the southeast of Nottinghamshire close to its border with Leicestershire. Lying on the River Smite, it had a population in 2001 of 225, including Wiverton Hall. The population had increased to 399 by the 2011 UK census. The village dairy opened in 1913, and is one of only five that are permitted to make Stilton cheese. It also manufactures smaller quantities of white Stilton and Shropshire Blue. A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Colston Bassett from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
The parish of Car Colston, while still formerly in Bingham Rural District, is several miles north of Colston Bassett. [edit] Research Tips
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