Tincleton
| Tincleton | |
| Dorset | |
|---|---|
 Tincleton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SY770920 |
| Location: | 50°43’37"N, 2°19’31"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 150 (est.) |
| Post town: | Dorchester |
| Postcode: | DT2 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dorset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South Dorset |
Tincleton is a village in Dorset, on the River Frome, approximately five miles east of the county town, Dorchester (and belonging to the county's Puddletown Hundred). The name of the village is said to come from an Old English phrase indicating a farm in a valley.
In 2001 Tincleton had a population of 142,[1] while a 2013 estimate of the parish population had it at 150.
History
The village is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Tincladene, in which 'dene' is the Old English for 'valley'. The book records that the manor had 1 villager, 4 bordars (smallholders) and 1 slave; there were 2 ploughlands, 1 lord's plough team, meadow of 5 acres, pasture of 5 furlongs, and woodland of 2 furlongs. The lord of the manor was William (Malbank) under Earl Hugh of Chester, the tenant-in-chief. Before the Conquest, the lord had been Ednoth the Constable.[2]
About the village
The parish manor house, Clyffe House, was rebuilt in the Tudor style in 1842 by Benjamin Ferrey.
In 1849 the parish church, which is dedicated to St John the Evangelist, was also built by Ferrey, in a 13th-century style. It replaced an earlier church to the south which was demolished when Ferrey's building was finished.[1]
Ferrey also designed a school, which was also built in the 1840s. This is now called The Old School House and contains Tincleton Gallery, which has information about the historical setting and the schoolchildren, with photographs dating back to 1913.[3]
The artist Simon Gudgeon operates a sculpture park, "Sculpture by the Lakes", nearby.[4]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Tincleton) |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tincleton on Dorset Open Parish Clerks
- ↑ Tincleton
- ↑ "History of The Old School House in Tincleton". tincletongallery.com. The Old School House, Tincleton. http://tincletongallery.com/history-of-the-old-school-house-in-tincleton/. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ↑ Countryfile Autumn Special, 10 October 2014 (BBC)
