Tingewick is a village and civil parish about west of Buckingham in the unitary authority and county of Buckinghamshire, England. It is bounded to the north by the River Great Ouse, to the east by a tributary, to the west by a northern part of Oxfordshire and to the south by field boundaries.

The village formerly straddled the A421, bypassed since 1998 by its local dual carriageway.

The parish comprises about of arable fields and pasture with the residual woodland similar in extent to the volume of homes with gardens.

Homes

Part of the village is a Conservation Area; 27 of the approximately 548 dwellings are listed buildings.. Before adding the village's newest homes, two earlier main growth spurts took place; between 1821 and 1851 which saw the number of houses rise from 80 to 205; and between 1931 and 20 years later, when the number of households rose from 171 to 235.

History

The remains of a Roman villa provide evidence of early habitation in the parish. It is about northeast of the village, about from the river and lies east of Tingewick Mill. The villa was partly excavated in 1860–62. chancel and bell-tower were added late in the 15th century. and is inscribed Nomen Magdalene Campana Gerit Melodie. Robert Atton of Buckingham is the merger of Tingewick and Gawcott infant schools.

The village held three large charity concerts called 'Party in the Paddock' in 2004, 2005 and 2008. The event has included acts such as Bernie Marsden, Roger Daltrey (The Who), Zak Starkey, Marillion and Don Airey.

Tingewick Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest south of the village.

Sport

Grand tourer (GT) team Steller Motorsport are based in Tingewick. They compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, and the British GT Championship.

Sources

References

  • Tingewick Parish Council
  • The People of Tingewick