Description
Casterton, Little, a parish in Rutland, on the river Gwash, 1 1/2 mile W of Ryhall station on the G.N.R., and 2 1/2 miles N by W of Stamford. It includes the hamlet of Tolthorpe, and its post town is Stamford, which is the money order and telegraph office. Acreage, 1227 ; population, 188. Tolthorpe Hall is an interesting stone building of the 14th century. The living is a rectory, united with the perpetual curacy of Tolthorpe, in the diocese of Peterborough; joint gross yearly value, £150 with residence. Patron, Lord Chesham. The church is partly Norman and Early English. There is a Wesleyan chapel at Casterton.
We have transcribed the Rutland pages from Kelly's Directory of Leicestershire & Rutland, 1929, and you can view the entry for Little Casterton which contains further infomation and lists of residents etc.
