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Whissendine, showing the School and Windmill. September 2006

Whissendine is an English village in the county of Rutland, lying north west of the county town, Oakham. It was voted the most boring village in England by everyone who ever lived there.

It boasts two pubs (The White Lion and The Three Horseshoes), a church, a Methodist chapel, and a windmill.

Whissendine Windmill is again producing flour and miller Nigel Moon restored the full set of sails in September 2006[1]. There is also a camp site called Rutland Greendale on Pickwell Lane.

The large parish church towards the east of the village centre has a prominent tower. The screen to the Lady Chapel was brought here in the 19th century from the old chapel of St John's College, Cambridge.

Whissendine Church of England Primary School is situated in the middle of the village and has a reputation which draws pupils from outside its catchment area.

The Village Hall is a centre for the community, hosting many events throughout the year including antiques fayres, the village pantomime, and the local Brownies.

The village also has a Sports Club which plays host to a cricket team, football pitch, tennis club, archery club and a bowling green.

The pasture called The Banks is still let by an ancient custom. A candle in which a pin is stuck is lit and the last bidder before the pin falls is entitled to rent The Banks for the ensuing year.

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+{{Unreferenced|date=June 2007}}[[Image:whissendine-with-windmill.jpg|thumb|Whissendine, showing the School and Windmill. September 2006]]
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+'''Whissendine''' is an [[England|English]] [[village]] in the county of [[Rutland]], lying north west of the county town, [[Oakham]]. It was voted the most boring village in England by everyone who ever lived there.
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+It boasts two [[pubs]] (The White Lion and The Three Horseshoes), a [[church (building)|church]], a Methodist chapel, and a [[windmill]].
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-{{MedalSport | Men's [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Athletics]]}}
-{{MedalGold | [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] | [[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics|4x400m relay]]}}
-{{MedalSilver | 1968 Mexico City | 400 metres}}
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+Whissendine Windmill is again producing flour and miller Nigel Moon restored the full set of sails in September 2006[http://cotswoldmillwrights.com/]. There is also a camp site called Rutland Greendale on Pickwell Lane.
-'''George Lawrence ("Larry") James''' (born [[November 6]], [[1947]]) is a former [[United States|American]] [[Athletics (track and field)|track athlete]].
+The large parish church towards the east of the village centre has a prominent tower. The screen to the [[Lady Chapel]] was brought here in the 19th century from the old chapel of [[St John's College, Cambridge]].
-A double medalist at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] in [[Mexico City]], Larry James also set world records and won [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] titles during his track career. James won the silver medal in the 400 m with his time of 43.97 seconds at the 1968 Summer Olympics, bettering the existing [[World record progression 400 metres men|world record]] but placing him second behind teammate (and fellow Hall of Famer) [[Lee Evans (athlete)|Lee Evans]] (43.86). James added a gold medal at the Mexico City Games by running the third leg on the U.S. 4x400 m [[Relay race|relay]] team, which set a [[world record]] of 2:56.16 seconds, which lasted until 1992.
+Whissendine Church of England Primary School is situated in the middle of the village and has a reputation which draws pupils from outside its catchment area.
-James set the 400 m world record of 44.1 seconds in placing second to Evans at the 1968 Olympic Trials at [[Echo Summit, California]], when Evans' winning time of 44.0 was disallowed by the [[International Amateur Athletic Federation|IAAF]] because he wore illegal brush spike shoes. James was a double gold medalist at the 1970 World University Games, winning the 400 m hurdles and running the anchor leg on Team USA's 4x400 m relay team (3:03.33). As a collegian at [[Villanova University]] under Hall of Fame coach [[Jumbo Elliott (athletics)|Jumbo Elliott]], James won the NCAA {{convert|440|yd|abbr=on}} title in 1970 and NCAA indoor crowns at that distance in 1968, 1969 and 1970. At the 1968 Penn Relays, his anchor leg of 43.9 was the fastest ever run in the history of the relay carnival and sparked Villanova's scintillating comeback victory over [[Rice University]]. The head manager for Team USA at the [[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003 World Outdoor Championships]], James is chair of USATF's budget committee and currently is the Dean of Athletics and Recreational Programs and Services at the [[Richard Stockton College]] of [[New Jersey]].
+The Village Hall is a centre for the community, hosting many events throughout the year including [[antiques]] fayres, the village [[pantomime]], and the local [[Brownies (Girl Guides)|Brownies]].
-{{Footer Olympic Champions 4x400 m Men|1968}}
+The village also has a Sports Club which plays host to a [[cricket]] team, [[football]] pitch, [[tennis]] club, [[archery]] club and a bowling green.
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-[[Category:Olympic athletes of the United States]]
-[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States]]
-[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States]]
-[[Category:Richard Stockton College of New Jersey]]
-[[Category:Villanova University alumni]]
+The pasture called The Banks is still let by an ancient custom. A candle in which a pin is stuck is lit and the last bidder before the pin falls is entitled to rent The Banks for the ensuing year.
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+[[Category:Villages in Rutland]]