Description
Pilton, a parish in Rutland, on the river Chater, 2 miles W of Luffenham station on the M.R. and L. & N.W.R., and 4 NE of Uppingham. Post town, Uppingham; money order and telegraph office, North Luffenham. Acreage, 347; population, 45. The manor belongs to the Earl of Ancaster. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough; gross value, £93 with residence. Patron, the Earl of Ancaster. The church, which is a small edifice of stone in the Gothic style, was partly rebuilt in 1852 and restored in 1878.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
We have transcribed the Rutland pages from Kelly's Directory of Leicestershire & Rutland, 1929, and you can view the entry for Pilton which contains further infomation and lists of residents etc.
