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20-608: The Eye Brook rises between Tilton on the Hill and Skeffington in Leicestershire and flows east through a narrow valley towards East Norton . Near where it crosses the A47 , it starts to form the county boundary between Leicestershire and Rutland , with Belton-in-Rutland to the north, and Allexton to the south. It then proceeds south-eastwards, passing the village of Stockerston . Between Stoke Dry and Caldecott it has been dammed to form

40-586: A church hall or community centre provides similar functions. Typically the hall will contain at least one large room, which may have a stage at one end for drama productions. There is often a kitchen for preparing food and toilets to one side. Larger halls may incorporate further smaller rooms to allow multiple simultaneous activities. The word neuadd ( IPA : /'neiæð/) is used to refer to village halls in Welsh-speaking parts of Wales , as in Neuadd Dyfi ,

60-595: A 99-year lease by T. Sikes esq. for a nominal 3 peppercorn rent. The chapel was enlarged in 1852, and a plaque on the front marks a further extension in 1866. It was renovated internally in the late 1980s. In the 19th century it was part of the Stamford and Rutland Circuit. It is now in the Leicester Trinity Methodist Circuit. There are 5 Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Tilton parish: St Peter's Church

80-445: A new Bailey Bridge . Quarrying was done by hand with the aid of explosives until 1933 when a petrol paraffin machine was brought in. From 1936 diesel machines were used. The main visible remains of the quarry operation are the final gullet on the west side (dating from 1950) near Halstead House, the tipping dock, the supports of the former Bailey bridge and traces of the lorry road leading to it. In 1999, an army Lynx helicopter on

100-439: A programme led by the newly-formed National Council of Social Service . Such a hall is typically used for a variety of public and private functions, such as: Village halls are generally run by committees, and if not already part of a local government body such as a parish council, then such committees are eligible for charitable status. They may have other names such as a Village Institute or Memorial Hall. In some localities

120-484: A rural or suburban community which functions as a community centre without a religious affiliation. In the United Kingdom , a village hall is a building which is owned by a local government council or independent trustees , and is run for the benefit of the local community. It is estimated that there are over 10,000 such village halls. Most were built in the first decade after World War I (1919-1929) as part of

140-467: A training flight from Dishforth Airfield in North Yorkshire crashed, killing 3 of the four people on board. The aircraft had had problems before the accident, and the families claimed the specific aircraft had had a history of failures. In 2018, a memorial flight of four Lynx helicopters flew over the site. Download coordinates as: Village Hall A village hall is a public building in

160-536: Is a Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest and is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust . There are two churches in Tilton on the Hill: St Peter's Tilton on the Hill ( Church of England ) and Halstead Methodist Chapel. The first known mention of a religious establishment in Tilton is a reference in the Domesday Book of 1086 to a priest. Much of the current church dates to

180-498: Is grade I listed, while a further 18 buildings are grade II listed Iron Ore was quarried to the east of Halstead on the north side of the Oakham Road between 1880 and about 1900, between 1912 and 1921 and between 1924 and 1961. Between 1880 and 1950 the quarries were on the west side of railway and from 1950 to 1961 on the east side. At first the ore was taken by standard gauge tramway to a tipping stage north of Tilton station where it

200-604: The Calor Village of the Year competition and also won Calor "Sustainability Village of the Year" for the Midlands. Tilton is represented in cricket by Tilton and Lowesby CC. Rob Welsh is currently the captain. The village has one public house called the Rose & Crown and one general store. The village is served by Kyriacou's Fish 'n' Chip van twice a week. The Village Hall stands near

220-593: The Eyebrook Reservoir . Shortly after the reservoir outfall, it joins the River Welland (here forming the border with Northamptonshire ). Much of the land surrounding the area is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a report by English Nature considered the river to be one of the most "natural" in the county having experienced very little human intervention. The river holds a variety of fish species, including roach, dace and chub. Wild brown trout spawn in

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240-449: The 13th and 14th centuries, and is a landmark for miles around. In 1854 substantial restoration work was carried out, overseen by R.C. Hussey, which led to the removal of the gallery at the west end of the church, as well as the medieval chancel screen. New roofs were installed but the bosses and corbelheads are thought to be 15th-century originals, Also installed in 1854 were new flooring, pulpit, reading desk and open benches. The total cost

260-583: The Hill Tilton on the Hill is a village and (as just Tilton ) a former civil parish , now in the parish of Tilton on the Hill and Halstead in the Harborough district of Leicestershire . The population of the civil parish of Tilton on the Hill and Halstead at the 2011 census was 601. It lies 2 miles north of the A47 , on the B6047 to Melton Mowbray . Halstead civil parish ( grid reference SK750056 )

280-589: The Hill is one of the highest places in East Leicestershire at 719 feet (219 m) above sea level, with the Mill House standing at the highest point. Whatborough is the highest summit in the eastern half of the county. The centre of the village was designated a Conservation Area in 1975, with the boundaries updated in 1994 and 2005. In 2009, the village was named as the "Best Village in Leicestershire" in

300-508: The centre of the village. The village's post office was replaced by an 'Outreach Service' in 2008, serving the village in the village hall on Monday and Wednesday afternoons 1.30 – 4.15pm Tilton railway station on the Great Northern Railway was closed to passengers in 1953. The line continued to be used for freight for another ten years, mostly to take ore away from the iron ore quarry, which closed in 1961. The railway cutting

320-547: The effects of different farming methods on wildlife and the environment. In 2016, the overall classification of the Eye Brook was "Poor" under the Water Framework Directive , having shown a significant decline in ecological condition since 2013. Reasons for this include the effect of poor livestock management and treated sewage effluent on plant life and the presence of the invasive Signal crayfish . Tilton on

340-577: The lower reaches. The Eye Brook Community Heritage Project, funded by the Heritage Lottery , documents the evolution of land use within the Brook's catchment, the management and use of natural resources associated with it, and the underlying ecology. The Eye Brook catchment is also the location of The Allerton Project, a research and demonstration farm run by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust investigating

360-526: Was merged with Tilton on 1 April 1935, while the deserted medieval village of Whatborough ( SK772059 ) was merged in on 1 April 1994. Marefield remains a separate civil parish, but is part of the Tilton Electoral Ward . In 1931 the parish of Tilton (prior to the merges) had a population of 152. St Peter's Tilton, the Parish Church is in the parish of Halstead, as is the vicarage. Tilton on

380-409: Was tipped into railway wagons in sidings. Horses pulled wagons on the tramway. From 1912 a narrow-gauge tramway was used, still with horse haulage. Steam locomotives replaced the horses in 1928 which operated until 1950 . When the new quarries in the east of the railway were opened in that year and the old tramway closed, the ore was taken to the tipping dock by lorries which crossed over the railway by

400-684: Was £1200. In 2014 the Church undertook a £193,000 repair of the bell-tower and spire. St Peter's contains the tombs of Sir Johan de Diggebye and his wife, dated 1269. The tomb of Sir Everard Digby is dated 1509. In the Churchyard there is a medieval cross and the village memorial to those killed in World War I . A Methodist Society began in Halstead in 1811, and the Wesleyan chapel was built in 1813 on land let on

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