Tintinhull
| Tintinhull | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 Church Street and the Church of St Margaret | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST497195 |
| Location: | 50°58’25"N, 2°42’53"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,124 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Yeovil |
| Postcode: | BA22 |
| Dialling code: | 01935 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Somerset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Yeovil |
Tintinhull is a moderately sized village and parish in Somerset close to the A303 road near Yeovil, 2½ miles south-west of Ilchester. The village is on the Fosse Way.
In addition to a school, Tintinhull has a church, park, swimming pool and other amenities.
History
The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.[2] The surrounding landscape shows evidence of 2000 years of farming.
The parish was the meeting place for the Tintinhull Hundred which is named after it.[3]
Landmarks
Most of the buildings are of honey-coloured Ham stone. These include several 16th-, 17th- and 18th-century dwellings such as the 17th-century Tintinhull House[4] at Tintinhull Garden which is now National Trust property, and Tintinhull Court.
Religious sites
The Church of St Margaret has origins in the 13th century and has been designated by English Heritage a Grade-I listed building,[5] as has the old parsonage which is now called Tintinhull Court.[6]
References
- ↑ "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. http://www.somersetintelligence.org.uk/files/Somerset%20Census%20Key%20Statistics%20-%20Summary%20Profiles.xls. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ "Normans". Tintinhull Local History Group. http://www.tintinhull-localhistory.org.uk/html/normans.html. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ↑ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ↑ "Tintinhull House". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=425669. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
- ↑ "Church of St Margaret". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=426090. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
- ↑ "Tintinhull Court". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=426254. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
Outside links
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