The small village and civil parish of Ayston sits in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands. It is one of the county’s tiniest settlements, set among rolling farmland and parkland a few miles from market towns such as Uppingham and Oakham, which gives it a distinctly quiet, rural character.
Ayston Hall and the parish church shape much of the place’s historic identity, with an economy still largely tied to agriculture and estate management rather than shops or industry. Its compact population, country-house ambience and scenic lanes make it more a destination for walkers and heritage interest than a centre of local services.
Postcode districts covering Ayston
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Northampton 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Peterborough 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Loughborough 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Kettering 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Kettering Town 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Corby 8 miles12.8 km
- Wellingborough 20.5 miles32.9 km
- Grantham 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Rushden 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Melton Mowbray 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Oadby 14.4 miles23.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Uppingham Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Preston Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Braunston & Martinsthorpe Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bisbrooke Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Ridlington Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Wardley Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Martinsthorpe Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Wing Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Leighfield Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Glaston Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Manton Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Stockerston Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Ayston
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 29.7 miles47.7 km
- Birmingham International Airport 44 miles70.8 km
- Oakham Railway Station 5 miles8 km
- Corby Railway Station 7.9 miles12.7 km
Hotels near Ayston Ad
- The Lake Isle Restaurant with Rooms 4 0.9 miles1.5 km
- The Falcon Hotel 4 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Rutland Water Courtyard Rooms 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Nevill Arms Inn 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The Wisteria Hotel 3 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Admiral Hornblower 2 4.8 miles7.7 km
- White Horse Inn & Restaurant 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Best Western Rockingham Forest Hotel 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Hampton by Hilton Corby/Kettering 3 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The Barnsdale, Rutland 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
Local points of interest
- Normanton Park Estate 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Burghley House Historic site 12 miles19.3 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 12.4 miles20 km
- Rockingham Road Stadium 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 15.3 miles24.7 km
- University of Leicester University 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Belgrave Library Library 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 17 miles27.3 km
- Highcross Shopping centre 17.3 miles27.8 km