East Tytherley is a small village in Hampshire, England.[1][2]
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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 |
| 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.[3]
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.[citation needed]
The village church is St Peter’s.[4] It is largely dates from the 13th cenurty with a heavy restoration between 1862 and 1863.[4] A Tower on the north side was completed in 1898[4]
In more recent history William Fothergill Cooke invented the first commercial electrical telegraph whilst living in the village.[citation needed]
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