Description
Wing, a parish, with a pleasant village, in Rutland, three-quarters of a mile SSE of Manton station on the Syston and Peterborough and Nottingham and Kettering branches of the M.R., and 3 miles NE by N of Uppingham. It has a post and money order office under Oakham; telegraph office, Manton (R.S.) Acreage, 1116; population, 353. The manor was anciently called Wenge, was long held by the Montfords, and belongs now to the Marquis of Exeter. The Grange is a chief residence. A very ancient maze is near the village, and is visited by the inhabitants at feast time. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough; net value, £280 with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Peterborough. The church, which dates from 1335, is a building of stone, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, and an embattled western tower. It was restored, partly rebuilt, and enlarged in 1877 and 1884. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
We have transcribed the Rutland pages from Kelly's Directory of Leicestershire & Rutland, 1929, and you can view the entry for Wing which contains further infomation and lists of residents etc.
