The biggest secrets of England’s littlest county

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Multum in parvo or ‘much in little’ is the motto of Rutland, England’s smallest county, and never was a motto more apposite.

Rutland, 18 miles north to south, 17 miles east to west, hides within its tiny realm Britain’s biggest reservoir, most elaborate Norman arch, longest yew tree avenue and finest turf maze, along with a floating church and the birthplaces of the Gunpowder Plot and the US Constitution – all set within gentle, rolling countryside rich in dark honey-coloured stone villages with names like Edith Weston and Wing.

On top of all that, it recently emerged that the county may hold the secret to a long life, with men from Rutland having the highest life expectancy in the UK. What more can one ask?

By Christopher Winn.

Full story at Yahoo News.