The name of Egleton is interpreted as Ecgwulf’s homestead, suggesting that it was originally an Anglo-Saxon settlement. The first recorded use of the name, was in 1209, by then the church already existed. The carved chancel arch, the south doorway, part of the south wall and the upper part of the font are all twelfth century. 

From its earliest days, the church was a chapelry attached to Oakham, served by the vicar of Oakham who owned a third of the village’s tithes. Now it is a separate parish within the Oakham benefice, and baptisms, marriages and burials have been recorded since 1538.

In 1771, most of the Egleton properties were owned by George Finch, Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham, but a smaller number were owned by the trustees of Daniel Finch, late Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham. This Cottage was owned by Daniels trustees, and occupied by Thomas Carter.

The nineteenth century saw the coming of the railway, and the Syston & Peterborough railway was the first line to pass through Rutland. It opened in 1848, and the railway still passes through the western side of Egleton parish.

Egleton School, provided by George Finch, was opened in 1867. The village school closed in 1919, and was reopened briefly during the Second World War to cater for evacuees and village children – It is now the village hall.

The Great War of 1914-18 affected every village community in Rutland, and 17 men from the village served in the war, including two who died in battle. During the Second World War, both Land Army girls and Italian prisoners of war, worked on Egleton Farms.

All of the properties in Egleton were sold to the Merchant Venturers of Bristol in 1948. Most of the houses have since been sold again and are now owner-occupied.