East Tytherley | |
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Location within
Hampshire | |
OS grid reference | SU2935028787 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Salisbury |
Postcode district | SP5 |
Dialling code | 01264 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
East Tytherley is a small village in Hampshire, England. [1] [2]
The name Tytherley comes from Old English and means thin or tender wood. [3]
The village was given to Queen Philippa by her husband Edward III in 1335. When the Black Death spread through London she moved her court to the village.[ citation needed]
The village church is St Peter’s. [4] It is largely dates from the 13th cenurty with a heavy restoration between 1862 and 1863. [4] A Tower on the north side was completed in 1898 [4]
In more recent history William Fothergill Cooke invented the first commercial electrical telegraph whilst living in the village.[ citation needed]
Media related to
East Tytherley at Wikimedia Commons
East Tytherley | |
---|---|
Location within
Hampshire | |
OS grid reference | SU2935028787 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Salisbury |
Postcode district | SP5 |
Dialling code | 01264 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
East Tytherley is a small village in Hampshire, England. [1] [2]
The name Tytherley comes from Old English and means thin or tender wood. [3]
The village was given to Queen Philippa by her husband Edward III in 1335. When the Black Death spread through London she moved her court to the village.[ citation needed]
The village church is St Peter’s. [4] It is largely dates from the 13th cenurty with a heavy restoration between 1862 and 1863. [4] A Tower on the north side was completed in 1898 [4]
In more recent history William Fothergill Cooke invented the first commercial electrical telegraph whilst living in the village.[ citation needed]
Media related to
East Tytherley at Wikimedia Commons