| Tattershall | |
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 Tattershall village | |
  Tattershall Location withinLincolnshire | |
| Area | 6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,834 (Census 2011) |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF212578 |
| • London | 110 mi (180 km) S |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lincoln |
| Postcode district | LN4 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
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Tattershall is a village andcivil parish in theEast Lindsey district ofLincolnshire, England. It is situated on theA153Horncastle toSleaford road, 1 mile (1.6 km) east from the point where that road crosses theRiver Witham atTattershall Bridge. At its eastern end, Tattershall adjoins the town ofConingsby, with the two being separated by theRiver Bain and is 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east from the hamletTattershall Thorpe.
Tattershall has a history dating back toRoman times. Robert Eudo, in 1201, by means of a present of a well-trainedgoshawk, obtained fromRichard II of England a grant to hold a weekly market here; and his son Robert obtained fromHenry III of England a licence to build a castle here, together with a grant of free-warren in all hisDemesne lands.[1][failed verification] Tattershall was a settlement listed in theDomesday Book of 1086, in the hundred of Horncastle and the county of Lincolnshire.[2]
The2011 census recorded a Tattershall civil parish population as 2,834, with the combined Tattershall and Coningsby area having a population of 6,698.[citation needed]
Localpublic houses are the Black Horse on the High Street and the Fortescue Arms in the Market Place. The Fortescue Arms dates from the 15th century and is a Grade IIlisted building.[3]Barnes Wallis Academy (built 1954) is asecondary modern school on Butts Lane for pupils aged from 11 to 16. The school also serves Coningsby andWoodhall Spa.[4]
The remaining wreckage of theBoeing 747-121 jet that was destroyed by a bomb, on 21 December 1988, overLockerbie inScotland is stored at a scrapyard near Tattershall. The remains include the aircraft'snose andflight deck.[5]
Tattershall Carrs is a remnant of ancientalder woodland,[6] with bat roosts made of converted bomb shelters.[7]
Village historic sites include the church of the Holy Trinity, a buttercross, Tattershall Castle, Collegiate College, andTom Thumb's house and grave.
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Tattershall Castle was built in 1434 byRalph de Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell -Henry VI'sLord High Treasurer - on the site of an earlier 13th-century stone castle, of which some remains are extant, particularly the Grand Tower andmoat.
Anoctagonal 15th-centurybuttercross stands in the Market Place. It is both a Grade I listed structure and an ancientscheduled monument.[8] A charter to hold a weekly market was granted by King John in 1201 in return for an annual fee of a trainedgoshawk.[9] Markets are no longer held but the buttercross remains at the centre of a shopping area.
Tattershall railway station was a station on the line betweenBoston andLincoln until closure. The Old Station House, a stationmaster's house and ticket office, is a Grade II listed building[10] as is the former goods shed.[11] The former railway line has been converted into acycle path at a cost of £2 million. The path was officially opened in October 2008.[12]
Adjacent to the castle is the Grade IlistedPerpendicular-style Holy TrinityCollegiate Church, endowed byRalph Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell, but built after his death.[13] It originally had a choir (which was seven priests, six lay clerks and six boy choristers).[14] It received its charter fromHenry VI in 1439 but building was not begun until 1472, reaching completion around 1500. The church has medievalstained glass, a collection ofmonumental brasses and an intactrood loft. It was restored between 1893 and 1897.[13]
Near thefont is a plaque marking the grave of the Tattershall residentTom Thumb, reputedly 18.5 inches (47 cm) tall, who died in 1620 aged 101. Tom Thumb's small house can be seen on the roof of a larger house in the Market Place.[15]
The churchyard contains awar grave of an officer of theDorsetshire Regiment who died during the Second World War.[16] Ralph Cromwell, founder of the church, is also buried here.
Adjacent to the Market Place are the remains ofTattershall College, which was built byRalph Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell for theeducation of thechoristers of Holy Trinity Church. The college was an example of the Perpendicular style ofGothic architecture. In the late 18th century it was converted to a brewery, and later left empty – today it is a ruin. The walls that remain are supported by modern brick.Heritage Lincolnshire currently manages the site, which is Grade II* listed, and ascheduled ancient monument.[17]
The currentLord of the Manor of Tattershall isJulian Fellowes, actor, peer of the realm, screenwriter and youngest son of Peregrine Fellowes.[18][19] The currentLady of the Manor, Emma Kitchener-Fellowes, is the great-great-niece ofLord Kitchener who was the adversary ofLord Curzon of Kedleston, the benefactor and restorer of Tattershall Castle. The most importantEnglish composer of the early 16th century,John Taverner, sang as alay clerk at Holy Trinity Church in Tattershall for a time until he was appointed asinformator choristarum atCardinal College in 1526.[20]
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