In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Seaton like this:
SEATON, a village and a parish in Uppingham district, Rutland. The village stands near the Rugby and Stamford railway, 2½ miles E S E of Uppingham; was known at Domesday as Segentone; and has a station on the railway, and a post-office under Uppingham. The parish contains also the hamlet of Thorpe-by-Water, and comprises 2,050 acres. ...
Real property, £3, 647. Pop., 422. Houses, 89. The manor belonged, at Domesday, to Robert de Todeni; passed to the Beaufoes and others; and belongs now to E. H.Monckton, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £649.* Patron, the Rev. T. Heycock. The church isold, and has a tower and spire. Charities, £12.
Seaton through time
Seaton is now part of Rutland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rutland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Seaton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Seaton in Rutland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4372
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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