Place:Edith Weston, Rutland, England

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NameEdith Weston
Alt namesEdith-Westonsource: Family History Library Catalog
Edwestonsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeVillage
Located inRutland, England
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Edith Weston is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is on the south-eastern shore of Rutland Water and is home of the main sailing club with a fishing lodge.

The village is named after queen Edith of Wessex (1029–1075), the wife of Edward the Confessor and sister of Harold Godwinson. The church is St Mary the Virgin. The village pub is the Wheatsheaf on King Edward's Way.


St George's Barracks is located to the south and east of the village; this was previously RAF North Luffenham. This has housed the 1st Battalion of the Kings Own Royal Border Regiment but in August 2007 16th Regiment Royal Artillery, equipped with the Rapier FSC, moved here from Woolwich in southeast London.

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