Rempstone

Rempstone /ˈrɛmpstən/ is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire, England. It is close to Nottingham, Loughborough, Melton Mowbray and Shepshed as well as the Leicestershire border. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 367.[1] It is situated at the crossing of the A60 and A6006 roads and the village is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book.

For the archaeological site in Dorset, see Rempstone Stone Circle.

Rempstone
Village sign
Rempstone is located in Nottinghamshire
Rempstone
Rempstone
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population367 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK5752524442
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLOUGHBOROUGH
Postcode districtLE12
Dialling code01509
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitehttp://www.rempstonevillage.org.uk/

Churches
St Peter in the Rushes, view of fish pond – was site of moated manor house

The first church in Rempstone, St Peter in the Rushes,[2] stood approximately half a mile (1 km) north-east of the present village near the Sheepwash Brook next to a moated Manor House now a fishing lake, a Holy spring is also at this location. An archaeological dig, 1960–1962, revealed the foundations of a 12th-century tower with square buttresses.[3] Earthworks near the brook indicate the original site of the village.[4]

The present church, All Saints' Church, Rempstone, was built mainly from the materials of the old church and was consecrated by the Archbishop of York in 1773. About 20 headstones mark the site of the original churchyard and during the last 200 years of this church there were approximately 950 burials including that of six former Rectors of Rempstone.

Transport

'Kinchbus 9'[5] (in yellow and blue livery) passes through Rempstone along the A60 between Nottingham and Loughborough daily, including into the late evenings from Monday to Saturday.

Rempstone Steam and Country Show

Started in 1956 the Steam and Traction Engine rally has outgrown the village and nowadays takes place in nearby Wymeswold on the second full weekend in July. It has always donated its profits to local and national charities including Rainbows Children's Hospice, Steps Conductive Education Centre, The Air Ambulance Service, Macmillan Cancer Support, Demelza Hospice Care, and Wymeswold Village Community Centre Project). The event extends over 65 acres with 25 acres of exhibits including vintage vehicles, 40 steam traction engines, countryside exhibitions and an ale bar.[6]

Neighbouring villages

See also

References
  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  2. http://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/rempstone-st-peter-rushes/hhistory.php St Peter in the Rushes
  3. The Leake Historian East Leake and district Local History Society
  4. Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire.Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
  5. "Timetable - Kinchbus 9 - operated by Kinchbus".
  6. https://www.rempstonesteam.org/
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