A Message from the Priest-in-Charge
Welcome to the gateway to the website for the Rutland Water Benefices, comprising the Parishes of Edith Weston, Empingham, Lyndon, Manton, North Luffenham, Pilton, Preston, Ridlington, Whitwell and Wing.
These ten parishes are just a small number in the Deanery of Rutland, part of the Diocese of Peterborough. Each Parish is proud of its history stretching back to the Middle Ages with the churches reflecting the changes in architecture and are well cared for by the people.
This new website is very much a work in progress and in these early days will be subject to regular changes introducing more history of the parishes, photographs of the interiors and special features and reference to the records held in the each parish. Many still have the original Marriage, Baptism and Burial Registers; some have transcripts of the earlier parish register - in one case going back to the 16th Century.
If you are planning a visit I hope you find this information useful and when you do arrive, stay awhile not only to spot the iconic Osprey over the reservoir but sample the history of a rural people who have worshipped in these ten churches continuously for 700+ years.
Revd. Stuart Mitchell