Teigh
| Teigh | |
|---|---|
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  Teigh Location withinRutland | |
| Area | 2.01 sq mi (5.2 km2)[1] |
| Population | 482001 Census[2] |
| •Density | 24/sq mi (9.3/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK903162 |
| •London | 89 miles (143 km)SSE |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OAKHAM |
| Postcode district | LE15 |
| Dialling code | 01572 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Teighis a village and civil parish in the county ofRutlandin theEast MidlandsofEngland.The population of the village was 48 in the 2001 census. At the 2011 census the population remained less than 100 and was included with thecivil parishofMarket Overton.It is notable for itsHoly Trinity Church,almost unaltered since a 1782 rebuild byRobert Sherard, 4th Earl of Harborough,that features pews that face one another rather than the altar. Both the parish church[3]and the Old Rectory of 1740[4]areGrade II* listed buildings.The Old Rectory was used for the filming of the 1995 BBC series ofPride and Prejudice;it served as Hunsford parsonage,Mr Collins's modest home.
The village's name origin is unsure, the name probably means 'a smallenclosure' or 'a meeting place'.[5]
The writerArthur Meeproposed Teigh as one of the fewThankful Villageswhich lost no men in theFirst World War.
Notable residents
[edit]Richard Folville,a member of theFolville gangof robbers led by his older brotherEustace,was rector here from 1321. In 1340–1 he was besieged in the church and then summarily beheaded in his churchyard.[6]
Anthony Jenkinson,main trader of theMuscovy Companywas buried here in 1611. He had travelled as far asBukharawhen trying to reachCathayoverland from Moscow, and established overland trade routes throughRussiatoPersia.
In 1940, the vicar of Teigh,Henry Stanley Tibbs,was interned underDefence Regulation 18Bfor his pro-Nazi sympathies, but soon released after it was determined he was harmless.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^"A vision of Britain through time".University of Portsmouth.Retrieved21 March2009.
- ^"Rutland Civil Parish Populations"(PDF).Rutland County Council. 2001. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 12 October 2007.Retrieved21 March2009.
- ^Historic England(1 September 2020)."Church of Holy Trinity, Teigh (Grade II*) (1361821)".National Heritage List for England.
- ^Historic England(1 September 2020)."Old Rectory, Teigh (Grade II*) (1073204)".National Heritage List for England.
- ^"Key to English Place-names".
- ^Stones, E. L. G. (January 1957)."The Folvilles of Ashby-Folville, Leicestershire, and their Associates in Crime, 1326–1347 1".Transactions of the Royal Historical Society.7:117–136.doi:10.2307/3678889.ISSN1474-0648.JSTOR3678889.S2CID154715565.
- ^Tibbetts, Graham (4 May 2008)."'Fascist' vicar detained without trial ".Daily Telegraph.Telegraph Media Group Media Ltd.Retrieved21 March2009.
- ^Pavia, Will (5 May 2008)."Internet search for lost grandfather revealed he was a shunned vicar who sided with Hitler".TimesOnline.Times Newspapers Ltd.Retrieved21 March2009.
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