Tatenhill is an ancient village and a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

located in a deep valley, between two hills, which gradually descend from the eastern border of

Needwood Forest Needwood Forest was a large area of ancient woodland in Staffordshire, England, which was largely lost at the end of the 18th century. History The forest was on extensive lands owned by the Berkeley family of Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershi ...

, west-southwest of

Burton upon Trent Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. In 2011, it had a population of 72,299. The ...

, Staffordshire, England.

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The

sandstone Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks. Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates ...

Parish Church of St. Michael is a 13th-century building which was substantially enlarged and altered in the 15th century. Around 1890, Bodley restored the church. It is a

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. Beside the church stands the Old Rectory which was built in the early 18th century (1704 has been found written on the plaster inside the house) for

William Binckes William Binckes (bapt. 25 May 1653''London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1812'' – 19 June 1712) was an English preacher and sermon writer, noted for his term as Dean of Lichfield. Biography Binckes was born ...

Dean of Lichfield The Dean of Lichfield is the head (''primus inter pares'' – first among equals) and chair of the chapter of canons, the ruling body of Lichfield Cathedral. The dean and chapter are based at the ''Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and S ...

. Noted for its fine Georgian architecture is also a

. In 2008, this house was one of four finalists in the "England's Finest Parsonage" contest featured in Country Life (magazine).
"England's Finest Parsonage". RAF Tatenhill is an old World War II airfield, still in use for light aircraft as

Tatenhill Airfield Tatenhill Airfield is a licensed airfield operated by Tatenhill Aviation Ltd. Its United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority, CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P813) allows flights for the public transport of passengers and for flying instruction as a ...

. On 16 December 2007, there was a light aircraft collision involving an aircraft from Tatenhill.

Notable people

Brutus Babington The Rt Rev. Brutus (or Brute) Babington (1558-1611) was an Englishman who became the Church of Ireland Bishop of Derry. Life He was the son of Richard Babington and Anne Starkey (formerly of Wrenbury Hall).Burke's Irish Landed Gentry by Bernar ...

(1558-1611) Rector of Tatenhill from 1602 and became the

Church of Ireland The Church of Ireland ( ga, Eaglais na hÉireann, ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Kirk o Airlann, ) is a Christian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the secon ...

Bishop of Derry The Bishop of Derry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the monastic settlement originally founded at Daire Calgach and later known as Daire Colm Cille, Anglicised as Derry. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, b ...

. Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 02, Babington, Brute
retrieved 29 August 2018 * Charles Abraham (1814–1903) Rector of Tatenhill 1875-6 became the first Anglican

Bishop of Wellington The Diocese of Wellington is one of the thirteen dioceses and hui amorangi of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The diocese covers the area between the bottom of the North Island of New Zealand up to the area of Mount Ru ...

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GENUKI(tm) pageAdrian Saravia Rector Of TatenhillThe Old Rectory, Tatenhill
* ttp://www.countrylifeimages.co.uk/Search.aspx?s=Tatenhill Country Life Picture Library—The Old Rectory, Tatenhill Villages in Staffordshire Borough of East Staffordshire {{Staffordshire-geo-stub

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