Tixover

Tixover

Tixover Church
Tixover
 Tixover shown within Rutland
Area  1.32 sq mi (3.4 km2) [1]
Population 174 2001 Census[2]
    density  132/sq mi (51/km2)
OS grid referenceSK975003
    London  79 miles (127 km) SSE 
Unitary authorityRutland
Shire countyRutland
Ceremonial countyRutland
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town STAMFORD
Postcode district PE9
Dialling code 01780
Police Leicestershire
Fire Leicestershire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentRutland and Melton
List of places
UK
England
Rutland

Coordinates: 52°35′31″N 0°33′40″W / 52.592°N 0.561°W

Tixover is a small village and civil parish in Rutland.

The parish church, St Luke's, near the River Welland, now stands about 3/4 mile from the village.

Tixover Grange, west of the A47 road, was home to the residential school named after Wilfred Pickles from 1955[3] to the 1980s. Tixover House is now a care home, run by Barchester Healthcare.[4]

Tixover Quarry is a popular off-road driving centre, which is used by Land Rover Owner Magazine for vehicle tests and photo shoots.

References

  1. "A vision of Britain through time". University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
  2. "Rutland Civil Parish Populations" (PDF). Rutland County Council. 2001. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
  3. Opening of Wilfred Pickles' School for Spastics British Pathe newsreel 1955
  4. Barchester Healthcare Ltd

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tixover.