Oakham Water Act, 1901
WHEREAS the parishes or places of Oakham Ashwell Barleythorpe Braunston Brooke Burley Egleton Gunthorpe Hambleton Langham Manton and Martinsthorpe in the county of Rutland have no adequate or proper water supply and the population of those parishes or places is considerable and likely to increase: And whereas the persons herein-after named in that behalf with others are willing to undertake the supply of water to the parishes or places aforesaid and it is expedient that they should be incorpo...