Tytherington, Wiltshire
| Tytherington | |
|---|---|
 The 19th-century dovecote (left) and granary (right) | |
  Tytherington Location within Wiltshire | |
| OS grid reference | ST916412 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Warminster |
| Postcode district | BA12 |
| Dialling code | 01985 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Parish Council |
Tytherington is a small village in Wiltshire, in the southwest of England. It lies on the south side of the Wylye valley, about 3+1⁄2 miles (6 km) southeast of the town of Warminster and 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of the larger village of Heytesbury. Most of the village is now part of the civil parish of Heytesbury although a few houses in the west are within the parish of Sutton Veny.
John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-1872) said of Tytherington:
TYTHERINGTON, a parish in Warminster district, Wilts; 1 mile S by W of Heytesbury r. station. Post town, Warminster. Acres, 1,650. Real property, £1,137. Pop., 111. Houses, 23. The living is a curacy in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, not reported – Patron, the Bishop of Salisbury.[1]
The small Anglican Church of St James is Grade II* listed. A church was founded here in the early 12th century but the present building is mainly from the 16th, and was restored in 1891 by C.E. Ponting.[2] It has always been a chapel of St Peter and St Paul at Heytesbury; it has no graveyard.[3] Today the parish is served by the Upper Wylye Valley team ministry.[4]
Manor Farmhouse, at the north entrance to the village, is a 4-bay 2-storey house from the early 18th century, extended and altered in the 19th.[5] In the Sutton Veny part of the village, Ashbys (formerly Tytherington Farmhouse) carries a date of 1771;[6] nearby are a dovecote dated 1810[7] and a granary and stable of similar date.[8]
Tytherington Down is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.
References
[edit]- ^ Tytherington at visionofbritain.org.uk
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Jame (1036375)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Church of St. James, Tytherington, Heytesbury". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Church of St James Tytherington". The Upper Wylye Valley Team. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "Manor Farmhouse with railings (1198237)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "Ashbys (1036434)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "Dovecote at Ashbys (1183684)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "Granary and stable at Ashbys (1364345)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
External links
[edit]- Heytesbury parish at Wiltshire Community History
- Parish of Heytesbury, Imber, Knook and Tytherington
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