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Great Easton, Leicestershire

Civil parishes in Harborough DistrictUse British English from July 2015Villages in Leicestershire
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Great Easton is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. The parish had a population of 558 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 671 at the 2011 census.

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Great Easton, Leicestershire
Moulds Lane (FP B68), Harborough Great Easton

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N 52.529 ° E -0.752 °
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Moulds Lane (FP B68)

Moulds Lane (FP B68)
LE16 8SZ Harborough, Great Easton
England, United Kingdom
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Eyebrook Reservoir
Eyebrook Reservoir

Eyebrook Reservoir (or Eye Brook Reservoir) is a 201.3-hectare (497-acre) reservoir and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which straddles the border between Leicestershire and Rutland in central England. The closest towns are Corby and Uppingham.The reservoir was formed by the damming of the Eye Brook. It was built between 1937 and 1940 by Stewarts & Lloyds (supervised by Geoffrey Binnie of Binnie & Partners) to supply water to its Corby steel works. During the Second World War it was used in May 1943 as a practice site for the Dambuster raids, standing in for the Möhne Reservoir; a plaque commemorates this.The reservoir is an important site for wintering wildfowl, such as wigeon, teal, mallard and pochard. Other habitats are marsh, mudflats, grassland, broad-leaved woodland and plantations. Other species reported from the reservoir include osprey, smew, dunlin and European golden plover. In passage periods scarcer species can be attracted to the reservoir's shores and these regularly include curlew sandpiper, ruff and spotted redshank among the expected waders. Vagrants which have occurred include seabirds such a Leach's petrel and Northern gannet, as well as squacco heron, black-crowned night heron American wigeon, black-winged pratincole, killdeer and a variety of other species, mostly associated with wetlands.There is no public access to the reservoir, which is reserved for a trout fishery, but it can be viewed from a public footpath which runs along part of the eastern side.Eyebrook Reservoir is a popular trout fishing venue. The reservoir is regularly stocked with triploid rainbow trout and is home to a native brown trout population. Fly fishing for pike also takes place at the reservoir.

Caldecott, Rutland
Caldecott, Rutland

Caldecott is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The civil parish population was 256 at the 2001 census increasing to 269 at the 2011 census. It is located about four miles (6.4 km) south of Uppingham and about 4 miles north of Corby in Northamptonshire. The A6003 runs through the village; traffic flow on the bridge over the River Welland is controlled by traffic lights. The village's name means 'cottages which are cold'.Caldecott is the most southerly village in Rutland. It is a small historic ironstone village situated on the A6003. The village has campaigned for a bypass since at least the 1950s, which was approved in 2007 but fell through due to the financial crisis.Otherwise Caldecott is surrounded by rolling countryside and close to the Eyebrook Reservoir nature reserve and Rockingham Forest. Caldecott has a new playground, fundraised for and managed by the local community. The village has an active community, hosting a number of clubs & societies and events, usually at the Village Hall. The parish church of St John the Evangelist, is a Grade II* listed building; it dates back to the 12th century and is a focal point for the village, holding regular services. There is one public house - The Plough Inn - by The Green on Main Street, and an Italian restaurant - Castle Italia - on the A6003 Rockingham Road to the south of the village. There was once a railway station on the southern edge of the village. It was named after the neighbouring village of Rockingham, which was considered to be of more importance at the time. The railway station closed in 1966.