East Tytherley
East Tytherley is a small village in Hampshire, England.
East Tytherley | |
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East Tytherley Location within Hampshire | |
OS grid reference | SU2935028787 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Salisbury |
Postcode district | SP5 |
Dialling code | 01264 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
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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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