East Tytherley

East Tytherley is a small village in Hampshire, England.

East Tytherley
East Tytherley
Location within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU2935028787
District
  • Test Valley
Shire county
Region
  • South East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSalisbury
Postcode districtSP5
Dialling code01264
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
  • North West Hampshire

The name Tytherley comes from Old English and means thin or tender wood.

The village was given to Queen Philippa by her husband Edward III in 1335. When the Black Death spread through London she moved her court to the village.

The village church is St Peter’s. It is largely dates from the 13th cenurty with a heavy restoration between 1862 and 1863. A Tower on the north side was completed in 1898

In more recent history William Fothergill Cooke invented the first commercial electrical telegraph whilst living in the village.

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