East Tytherley
| East Tytherley | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 Houses in East Tytherley | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU293288 |
| Location: | 51°3’28"N, 1°34’57"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Salisbury |
| Postcode: | SP5 |
| Dialling code: | 01264 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Test Valley |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North West Hampshire |
East Tytherley is a small village in Hampshire.
The name Tytherley comes from Old English and means thin or tender wood.[1]
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.
In more recent history, William Fothergill Cooke invented the first commercial electrical telegraph whilst living in the village.
Church
The village church is St Peter’s. It is largely dates from the 13th cenurty with a heavy restoration between 1862 and 1863. A Tower on the north side was completed in 1898[2]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about East Tytherley) |
References
- ↑ Mills, Anthony David: 'A Dictionary of British Place-Names' (Oxford University Press, 2003) ISBN 978-0-19-852758-9
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Hampshire & The Isle of Wight, 1967 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09606-4