Tingrith
| Tingrith | |
| Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Nicholas | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TL006813 |
| Location: | 51°58’48"N, -0°32’2"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 153 (2011) |
| Post town: | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode: | MK17 |
| Dialling code: | 01525 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Central Bedfordshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Mid Bedfordshire |
Tingrith is a small village and parish in the Manshead Hundred of Bedfordshire. It is located adjacent to the M1 motorway near the large village of Toddington. The nearest major town is Luton, located about ten miles to the south-east. The parish church of St Nicholas dates back to the 13th century[1] and has Tingrith's only cemetery. The church can seat up to 200 people.[2]
Tingrith has a population of 153 people – a ratio of 78:75 males to females, according to the 2011 census.[3]
Tingrith is mentioned in the Domesday Book; the entry states Tingrei: Thorgils from Nigel d'Aubigny
History
In the 1870s, Tingrith was described as:
A parish in Woburn district, Beds; 4 miles E of Woburn, and 4½ SE of Ridgmount r. station. Real property, £1,450. Pop., 226. Houses, 38. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £240.* Patrons, Misses Trevor. The church is chiefly later English.[4]
Demography
According to the 2011 census, 71.3% of the population of Tingrith are over the age of 30.[5] The ethnic make up of the area is predominantly white; 89.5% of the population in this area are White (English, Welsh, Scottish or Northern Irish). The rest of the population are White Irish (3.3%), White Other (2.6%), Mixed Ethnic Group- White and Black Caribbean (1.3%), Mixed ethnic group- other (0.7%), Asian/Asian British- Indian (2%) and Black British- Caribbean (0.7%).[6]
The area had a larger population around the 1870s of approximately 210 residents, the population then dipped to approximately 110 residents just less than 100 years later, around 1960. This then rose steadily to today's population of 153.
Today the percentage of people over the age of 16, with 5 or more GCSE grades A-C is 20%; higher than the national average of 15.2%.[7] Along with this, the percentage of unemployed in Tingrith is only 1.7%, which is lower than the national average of 4.4%[7]
Transport
The closest rail stations are Flitwick and Harlington, which are within a two-mile radius of Tingrith.[8] The closest airports are Cranfield (eight miles) and Luton (16 miles).[8]
Notable residents
Sandra Kynes, the Pagan author, lived in Tingrith during her time in the United Kingdom.
Charles Tanqueray, the founder and distiller of Tanqueray Gin in 1830 lived at Tanqueray House.[9]
References
 |
("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Tingrith) |
- ↑ "St Nicholas, Tingrith". Archbishop's Council. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/tingrith-st-nicholas/.
- ↑ Hinson. "GENUKI: Tingrith, Bedfordshire". GEN UKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/BDF/Tingrith/.
- ↑ "Tingrith: Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Office for National Statistics. https://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129724&c=Tingrith&d=16&e=62&g=6402807&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1453994356766&enc=1.
- ↑ Wilson, John Marius (1870–72). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co.. http://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3580.
- ↑ "Tingrith- Age Structure, 2011". Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11129724&c=Tingrith&d=16&e=62&g=6402807&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1458080098033&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2474.
- ↑ "Tingrith- Ethnic Group, 2011". Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11129724&c=Tingrith&d=16&e=62&g=6402807&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1458080098048&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2477.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Key Figures for 2011 Census:Key statistics". Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129724&c=tingrith&d=16&e=62&g=6402807&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1457611840241&enc=1.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Tingrith, Bedfordshire – Hotels, Transport and Local Information". Scout Local. http://www.scoutlocal.co.uk/places/mk17/tingrith.
- ↑ "Freeth Notes : Thomas Tanqueray 1724". http://freethnotes.net/wiki/tiki-index.php?page=Thomas+Tanqueray+1724.