Barrowden
| Barrowden | |
| 240px The Duck Pond, Barrowden |
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 Barrowden
Barrowden shown within Rutland |
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| Area | 3.24 sq mi (8.4 km2) [1] |
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| Population | 420 2001 Census[2] |
| – density | 130/sq mi (50/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK946000 |
| – London | 78 miles (126 km) SSE |
| Unitary authority | Rutland |
| Shire county | Rutland |
| Ceremonial county | Rutland |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OAKHAM |
| Postcode district | LE15 |
| Dialling code | 01572 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Rutland and Melton |
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Barrowden is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England.
There is a church, a village hall, a doctor’s surgery and pharmacy, a community shop, a mobile library, a recreational field with cricket club and a pub, The Exeter Arms. Barrowden and Wakerley Community Shop opened in 2009 after the post office closed. It is run by volunteers alongside a paid manager.
It is part of Ketton ward on Rutland County Council.
Both the Rutland Round and Jurassic Way long-distance paths pass through the village.
The village was served by Wakerley and Barrowden railway station from 1873 to 1966. The station was across the Welland in the neighbouring parish of Wakerley.
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