Collyweston
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Collyweston is a village and civil parish about three miles south-west of Stamford
on the road (A43 road
) to Kettering
.
, at the point nearby to the north-west, is the boundary between Rutland
and Northamptonshire. British Rail
ways closed Ketton and Collyweston railway station
in 1966. Collyweston is currently served by buses on the Stamford
to Peterborough
via Duddington
route. The Jurassic Way
and Hereward Way
pass through the village to the north, crossing the Welland at Collyweston Bridge, near Geeston.
The A47
passes through the parish to the south, with Collyweston Great Wood to the south. The road from the A47, continuing in a straight line to the village is called Kingscliffe Road.
has a fifteen acre nature reserve at Collyweston Quarries where Lincolnshire limestone
was quarried, to the north of the A43. This has the Pyramidal orchid
, Common dodder
, Greater knapweed
, Common rock-rose
, Common Bird's foor trefoil
, and Clustered bellflower. Birds found there include the European Green Woodpecker and Glowworm
s are found there in the summer.
There is also an SSSI
at Collyweston Great Wood.
and mother of Henry VII, was dismantled about 1640.
A pub there is called The Collyweston Slater, an Everard's pub, on Main Road. New houses have been built down a road called Collyns Way. The parish church is St Andrew.
Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford is a town and civil parish within the South Kesteven district of the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately to the north of London, on the east side of the A1 road to York and Edinburgh and on the River Welland...
on the road (A43 road
A43 road
The A43 is a primary route in the English Midlands, that runs from the M40 motorway near Ardley in Oxfordshire to Stamford in Lincolnshire. Through Northamptonshire it bypasses the towns of Northampton, Kettering and Corby which are the three principal destinations on the A43 route...
) to Kettering
Kettering
Kettering is a market town in the Borough of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. It is situated about from London. Kettering is mainly situated on the west side of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene which meets at Wellingborough...
.
Geography
The village is on the southern side of the Welland valley east of Tixover. The River WellandRiver Welland
The River Welland is a river in the east of England, some long. It rises in the Hothorpe Hills, at Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire, then flows generally northeast to Market Harborough, Stamford and Spalding, to reach The Wash near Fosdyke. For much of its length it forms the county boundary between...
, at the point nearby to the north-west, is the boundary between Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
and Northamptonshire. British Rail
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
ways closed Ketton and Collyweston railway station
Ketton and Collyweston railway station
Ketton and Collyweston railway station is a former station serving the villages of Ketton, Geeston, Aldgate and Collyweston, Rutland. It is located in Geeston adjacent to a level crossing on the Ketton to Collyweston road. It is under half a mile from Ketton but over a mile from Collyweston...
in 1966. Collyweston is currently served by buses on the Stamford
Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford is a town and civil parish within the South Kesteven district of the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately to the north of London, on the east side of the A1 road to York and Edinburgh and on the River Welland...
to Peterborough
Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...
via Duddington
Duddington
Duddington is a small picturesque village in Northamptonshire, England. It is by the junction of the A47 and A43 roads, and is southwest of the town of Stamford.The parishes of Duddington and Fineshade were amalgamated in 1988.-The Church:...
route. The Jurassic Way
Jurassic Way
The Jurassic Way is a designated and signed long-distance footpath that connects the Oxfordshire town of Banbury with the Lincolnshire town of Stamford in England...
and Hereward Way
Hereward Way
Hereward Way is a long-distance footpath in England.The path takes its name from Hereward the Wake, the 11th century leader who fought against William the Conqueror, who had his base on the Isle of Ely that is located near to the middle of the path....
pass through the village to the north, crossing the Welland at Collyweston Bridge, near Geeston.
The A47
A47 road
The A47 is a trunk road in England originally linking Birmingham to Great Yarmouth. Most of the section between Birmingham and Nuneaton is now classified as the B4114.-Route:...
passes through the parish to the south, with Collyweston Great Wood to the south. The road from the A47, continuing in a straight line to the village is called Kingscliffe Road.
Nature reserve
The local Wildlife TrustWildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough
The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough is a wildlife trust covering the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and the City of Peterborough in England....
has a fifteen acre nature reserve at Collyweston Quarries where Lincolnshire limestone
Lincolnshire limestone
The Lincolnshire limestone is a feature of the Inferior Oolite Series of the Middle Jurassic strata of eastern England. It was formed around 165 million years ago, in a shallow, warm sea on the margin of the London Platform and has estuarine beds above and below it...
was quarried, to the north of the A43. This has the Pyramidal orchid
Pyramidal orchid
The Pyramidal Orchid, Anacamptis pyramidalis, is an herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the Genus Anacamptis of the family Orchidaceae...
, Common dodder
Cuscuta
Cuscuta is a genus of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red parasitic plants. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, recent genetic research by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group has shown that it is correctly placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae...
, Greater knapweed
Centaurea scabiosa
Centaurea scabiosa or Greater Knapweed is a perennial plant of the genus Centaurea. It is native to Europe and bears purple flower heads.Greater knapweed is found growing in dry grasslands, hedgerows and cliffs on lime-rich soil...
, Common rock-rose
Helianthemum nummularium
Helianthemum nummularium is a species of rockrose , native to most of Europe.-Description:It is an evergreen trailing plant with loose terminal clusters of bright yellow, saucer-shaped flowers...
, Common Bird's foor trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
Lotus corniculatus is a common flowering plant native to grassland temperate Eurasia and North Africa. The common name is Bird's-foot Trefoil , though the common name is often also applied to other members of the genus...
, and Clustered bellflower. Birds found there include the European Green Woodpecker and Glowworm
Glowworm
Glowworm, or glow worm, is the common name for various groups of insect larvae and adult larviform females that glow through bioluminescence. They may sometimes resemble worms, but all are insects .-Classification:Major families are:* Lampyridae , found around the world...
s are found there in the summer.
There is also an SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
at Collyweston Great Wood.
History
Collyweston Palace which had been the home of Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of RichmondMargaret Beaufort
Lady Margaret Beaufort , later Countess of Richmond and Derby, was the mother of King Henry VII and grandmother of King Henry VIII of England. She was a key figure in the Wars of the Roses, an influential matriarch of the House of Tudor and foundress of two Cambridge colleges...
and mother of Henry VII, was dismantled about 1640.
A pub there is called The Collyweston Slater, an Everard's pub, on Main Road. New houses have been built down a road called Collyns Way. The parish church is St Andrew.