| Tingewick | |
|---|---|
 St. Mary Magdalene parish church | |
  Tingewick Location withinBuckinghamshire | |
| Population | 1,093 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SP656328 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Buckingham |
| Postcode district | MK18 |
| Dialling code | 01280 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Tingewick Parish Website |
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Tingewick is a village andcivil parish about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west ofBuckingham in the unitary authority area ofBuckinghamshire, England. The parish is bounded to the north by theRiver Great Ouse, to the east by a tributary of the Great Ouse, to the west by the county boundary withOxfordshire and to the south by field boundaries.
The village was formerly on theA421 but from 1998 has been bypassed by adual carriageway.
The parish comprises about 2,300 acres (930 ha) of mainly arable farmland and pasture with some woodland. Part of the village is aConservation Area and a number of the 450 dwellings arelisted buildings.
The remains of aRoman villa provide evidence of early habitation in the parish.[3] It is about 440 yards (400 m) northeast of the village, about 200 yards (180 m) from the river and lies east of Tingewick Mill.[4] The villa was partly excavated in 1860–62.[3][4]
Thetoponym is derived from theOld English for "Teoda's dwelling". TheDomesday Book of 1086 records the village asTedinwiche.[3]
The earliest part of theChurch of England parish church of SaintMary Magdalene is theNorman 12th centurynave.[3] The three-bay northaisle was added in about 1200.[3] ThePerpendicular gothic[5]chancel andbell-tower were added late in the 15th century.[3] The north aisle was altered in the 17th century, the south aisle was added in 1830 and the south porch in 1867.[3]
The tower has aring of five bells.[3] The oldest was cast in London in about 1490[6] and is inscribedNomen Magdalene Campana Gerit Melodie.[3] The second bell was cast by Bartholomew Atton of Buckingham[6] in 1591.[7] Robert Atton of Buckingham[6] cast the fourth bell in 1623[7] and the treble bell in 1627.[7] The youngest bell in the ring is the tenor, cast by Henry Bagley III ofChacombe andWitney[6] in 1721.[7]
The village has onepublic house, the Royal Oak, with The Crown, a grade II listed building, closing permanently in 2013. Tingewick has a village hall, a Post Office andvillage shop, a pottery, an auction room, an agricultural metal work factory, an animal feed warehouse and a farm supplies depot.
Tingewick is served by Roundwood Primary School,[8] which was formed by merging the Tingewick andGawcott infants schools.
The village held three large charity concerts called 'Party in the Paddock' in 2004, 2005 and 2008.[9] The event has included acts such asBernie Marsden,Roger Daltrey (The Who),Zak Starkey,Marillion andDon Airey.
Tingewick Meadows is aSite of Special Scientific Interest south of the village.
GT team Steller Motorsport are based in Tingewick.[10] They compete in theGT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup,[11] and theBritish GT Championship.[12]
