Pilton

PILTON is a small pleasant parish, on the southern bank of the river Chater, 2 miles west from Luffenham station on the London, Midland and Scottish railway and 4 1/2 northeast from Uppingham, in the hundred of Wrangdike, union of Uppingham, rural deanery of Rutland (third portion), archdeaconry of Oakham and diocese of Peterborough. The church of St. Nicholas is a small building of stone in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel, nave, south aisle, south porch and a western turret containing 2 bells: the chancel was rebuilt in 1852 by the then rector, and the porch was rebuilt and the church restored and reseated in 1878 : there are 90 sittings. The register dates from the year 1585. The living is a discharged rectory, net yearly value £120 including 20 acres of glebe, in the gift of the Earl of Ancaster T.D. and held since 1920 by the Rev. Frederick John W. Taverner M.A. of Exeter College, Oxford, and rural dean of Rutland (third portion), who is also rector of Wing, where he resides. The Earl of Ancaster T.D. is lord of the manor and chief landowner. The soil is clay in parts and sand in parts; subsoil, stone and clay; an abundance of ironstone is now being found in the district. The chief crops are wheat, barley, turnips and beans. The area is 347 acres; the population in 1921 was 28.

Sexton, Clifford Atkins.
Letters through Uppingham. The nearest M.O. & T. office is at North Luffenham

COMMERCIAL.
Harris Jsph. farm bailiff to the Earl of Ancaster T.D
Pilton Iron Stone Co
Pridmore Harry, farmer
Scott John, farmer
Tyler Edwd. Jas. farmer, Bay ho