Beaumont Chase

Beaumont Chase is a civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is to the west of Uppingham, north of Stoke Dry, and on a hillside overlooking Leicestershire. Formerly an extra-parochial area, it was created a separate parish in 1858.

Beaumont Chase
View from Beaumont Chase towards Stockerston and the Eye Brook valley
Beaumont Chase
Location within Rutland
Area0.72 sq mi (1.9 km2) 
Population2 2001 Census
 Density0/sq mi (0/km2)
OS grid referenceSP842986
 London79 miles (127 km) SSE
Unitary authority
  • Rutland
Shire county
  • Rutland
Ceremonial county
  • Rutland
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOAKHAM
Postcode districtLE15
Dialling code01572
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
  • Rutland and Melton

The civil parish's name means 'Beautiful hill'. 'Chase' is a later addition which means a place for breeding and hunting wild animals.

There is only a single occupied building, a farmhouse. According to the 2001 census, Beaumont Chase had a population of zero.

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