England County Quiz - Rutland

County town

Apart from the above, this is the only other town in the county

Actor, best known for his parts in horror films, who spent three years at the independent
school in the above town

Long distance trail which runs 147 miles between Rutland and the Humber Bridge

According to tradition, any royalty or peers passing through the county town must present this item to the Lord of the Manor. A large collection is now housed in the castle

River which forms much of the southern border of the county

Large reservoir located in the middle of the county, first flooded in 1976

Since the construction of the above reservoir, an area of land has been left surrounded
on three sides by water, leading it to be known by this term

In the 19th century, Rutland was divided into five parts known by this term

English priest born in the county, who fabricated the 'Popish Plot', a supposed Catholic
conspiracy to kill King Charles II

Major trunk road which cuts across the south of the county, linking East Anglia
with the Midlands

Between 1974-1997, Rutland became a non-metropolitan district of this adjacent county

Family seat and home of the Duke of Rutland, located in the above county

In 1938, near Essendine in the east of the county, this railway locomotive set a speed record of 126mph for a steam engine, a record that stands to this day

1970s TV sketch show, written by Monty Python star, Eric Idle, supposedly
situated in England's smallest historic county, Rutland