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Thankful Villages
Thankful Villages (also known as Blessed Villages; ) are settlements in England and Wales from which all their members of the armed forces survived World War I. The term Thankful Village was popularised by the writer Arthur Mee in the 1930s; in ''Enchanted Land'' (1936), the introductory volume to ''The King's England'' series of guides, he wrote that a Thankful Village was one which had lost no men in the war because all those who left to serve came home again. His initial list identified 32 villages. There are tens of thousands of villages and towns in the United Kingdom. In an October 2013 update, researchers identified 53 civil parishes in England and Wales from which all serving personnel returned. There are no Thankful Villages identified in Scotland or Ireland yet (all of Ireland was then part of the United Kingdom). Fourteen of the English and Welsh villages are considered "doubly thankful", in that they also lost no service personnel during World War II. These are marked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teigh War Memorial - Geograph
Teigh is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population of the village was 48 in the 2001 census. At the 2011 census the population remained less than 100 and was included with the civil parish of Market Overton. It is notable for its Holy Trinity Church, almost unaltered since a 1782 rebuild by Robert Sherard, 4th Earl of Harborough, that features pews that face one another rather than the altar. Both the parish church and the Old Rectory of 1740 are Grade II* listed buildings. The Old Rectory was used for the filming of the 1995 BBC series of '' Pride and Prejudice''; it served as Hunsford parsonage, Mr Collins's modest home. The village's name origin is unsure, the name probably means 'a small enclosure' or 'a meeting place'. The writer Arthur Mee proposed Teigh as one of the few Thankful Villages which lost no men in the First World War. Notable residents Richard Folville, a member of the Folville gang of robbers led b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Slaughter
Upper Slaughter is a village in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, south west of Stow-on-the-Wold. The village is located one mile away from the village Lower Slaughter, as well as being near the villages Bourton-on-the-Water, Daylesford, Upper Swell and Lower Swell. As of 2021, the village had a population of 181 inhabitants. The village is built on both banks of the River Eye. The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter. Upper Slaughter is one of a handful of the Thankful Villages, amongst the small number in England which lost no men in World War I. The village also lost no men in World War II, additionally making the village a Doubly Thankful Village. The parliamentary constituency is represented by Conservative Member of Parliament Geoffrey Clifton-Brown. History The name of the village derives from the Old English world "slohtre" meaning "wet land". In the past, some Roman burial mounds have found on the nearby Copse Hill. Thus, it is ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minting
Minting is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated south from the A158 road. The population (including Gautby) at the 2011 census was 286. Minting Priory was located here. Minting is one of the Thankful Villages Thankful Villages (also known as Blessed Villages; ) are settlements in England and Wales from which all their members of the armed forces survived World War I. The term Thankful Village was popularised by the writer Arthur Mee in the 1930s; in '' ... that suffered no fatalities during the Great War of 1914 to 1918. Today it is a small village that has a population of about 167 people. A heritage walk around the village can be downloaded from the village website (see below). References External links *Parish Council* {{authority control Villages in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire East Lindsey District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Toynton
High Toynton is a village and civil parish"High Toynton Lincolnshire" . Retrieved 24 October 2011 in the East Lindsey district of , England. It is situated approximately east from the town of |
Flixborough
Flixborough is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,664. It is situated near the River Trent, approximately north-west from Scunthorpe. The village is noted for the 1974 Flixborough disaster. Flixborough is in the Burton upon Stather and Winterton ward of North Lincolnshire Council, and its civil parish boundary covers the southern part of Normanby Park. Its Grade II listed Anglican church, part of the Burton upon Stather Group of churches, is dedicated to All Saints. The village public house is The Flixborough Inn on High Street. History Flixborough has had many different spellings through the centuries, from "Flichesburg" in the ''Domesday Book'' to Flikesburg, Flyxburgh and Flixburrow. Eminson suggests that the first part of the name is an early form of the word ''cliff'', and as the original settlement stood on a sloping cliff overlooking the River Trent, the village's name can be transla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bigby, Lincolnshire
Bigby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated about south from the Humber Bridge, and east from the town of Brigg. The village lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and close to the administrative border with North Lincolnshire. The hamlets of Kettleby and Kettleby Thorpe lie within the parish, and that of Somerby almost immediately to the south. According to the 2001 census Bigby had a population of 234, increasing to 347 at the 2011 census. History The name Bigby comes from an Old Norse personal name 'Bekki' + Old Norse 'býr', meaning "settlement" or "farmstead". Bigby is recorded in the '' Domesday'' account as "Bechebi", with the Lord of the manor as William son of Nigel. The local Anglican parish church is a Grade I listed building dedicated to All Saints. It dates from the 12th century, with later additions and restorations in 1779 and 1878. On the north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stretton En Le Field
Stretton en le Field is a small village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, about 7 miles/11 km south-west of Ashby de la Zouch, historically an exclave of Derbyshire. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 36. At the 2011 census the population remained under 100 and so was included in the civil parish of Chilcote. Stretton Bridge carries the A444 road across the River Mease, which forms the northern parish boundary. It is among the Thankful Villages, suffering no Great War fatalities in 1914–1918: eleven men went from the village to fight and all returned. History Roman origins The name Stretton-en-le-Field is explained as a settlement ''ton/tun'', lying in open country ''field/feld'', by a Roman road ''stret/straet''; with the influence of French on English history following the Norman Conquest having a clear impact on the village's current name. Of the seventeen Strettons in England, all but two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Norton
East Norton is a small village and parish located in the east of Leicestershire, adjoining the A47 Leicester to Uppingham road. According to the 2001 Census, it had a population of 94 in 37 households. The population remained less than 100 at the 2011 census and details are included in the civil parish of Loddington. East Norton is situated in the Tilton Ward in the Rural East area of the Harborough District, and the Launde Electoral Division of the Leicestershire County Council. Nationally it is in the Rutland and Melton Parliamentary Constituency and the Three Cities Sub-Area of the East Midlands Region. The village's name means 'northern farm/settlement'. East Norton is one of the 51 Thankful Villages Thankful Villages (also known as Blessed Villages; ) are settlements in England and Wales from which all their members of the armed forces survived World War I. The term Thankful Village was popularised by the writer Arthur Mee in the 1930s; in ' ... in England and Wales t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saxby, Leicestershire
Freeby is a village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England, about east of Melton Mowbray. As well as the village of Freeby the civil parish includes the villages of Brentingby, Saxby, Stapleford and Wyfordby. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 244. Isaac Watts lived in the village and preached at the Congregational chapel. History The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Fraethi'. The village was once a part of Melton Mowbray parish. At the time of Edward the Confessor it was known as "Fretheby" and "Fredebi". It was referred to as "Frieby" as late as 1816. All the properties, except the United Reformed Church, still belong to the Freeby estate. The estate was granted as a manor to Hugh Despencer in the 13th century and is still a manor estate. The estate later passed to Lord de Ros, presumably at the demise of the Despensers. (Hugh the elder was hanged in Bristol in 1326 for his aid to Edward II who had fled the invasion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nether Kellet
Nether Kellet is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England, a few miles south of Carnforth. It had a population of 646 recorded in the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census, increasing to 663 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the small hamlet (place), hamlet of Addington, to the east. Community Nether Kellet is one of the Thankful Villages - only 53 of which are known. These villages and parishes sent men to fight in the Great War, 1914–1918, and all of them came back alive. Nether Kellet sent 21. Their near neighbour, Arkholme, to the east, sent by far the most, 59 men, all of whom returned. It is remarkable to think that two small villages, geographically so close to one another, escaped unscathed from such a conflagration. Furthermore, Nether Kellet was doubly thankful, as 16 villagers served in World War II, 1939–1945, without loss of life. Geography The village is located south of Over Kellet, north of Halton-with-Aughton#Halton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knowlton, Kent
Knowlton was an eccesiastical and civil parish; the former was abolished in 194 the latter in 193 and the hamlet is now part of Goodnestone, Dover, Goodnestone civil parish. It is located about 10 miles (16 km) north of Dover in Kent, England. ''Knowlton Hall'', set in of parkland, is located here. The Church of St Clement is now redundant and in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, and is open daily. Knowlton is a thankful village, in that it did not lose anyone in World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... It was once served (1916-1948), by a halt on the East Kent Light Railway, one of Colonel Stephen's lines, which ran between Sheperdswell & Wingham. External links * The Knowlton family and Knowlton Hall Villages in Kent Dover Dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
