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Sir Gilbert Pickering, 3rd Baronet
Sir Gilbert Pickering, 3rd Baronet (c.1669 – 29 February 1736) of Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire and West Langton, Leicestershire was an English landowner and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain, House of Commons from 1708 to 1710. Pickering was the eldest and only surviving son of Sir John Pickering, 2nd Baronet and his wife Frances Alston, daughter of Sir Thomas Alston, 1st Baronet, of Odell Bedfordshire. Before 1691, he married his 14-year-old cousin, Elizabeth Staunton, the daughter and heiress of Staveley Staunton of Birchmore, Woburn, Bedfordshire, who brought him a fortune. He succeeded his father to the Pickering baronets, baronetcy on 3 April 1703. Pickering served as High Sheriff of Leicestershire for the year 1705 to 1706. He was returned in a close contest as a Whig Member of Parliament for Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency), Leicestershire at the 1708 British general election. He was fairly inactive in Parliament. He voted in favo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire
Titchmarsh is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. The 2001 census recorded a parish population of 543 people, increasing to 598 at the 2011 Census. History The village's name means 'Young goat marsh'. Maybe, perhaps, 'marsh of Ticcea'. Titchmarsh Castle was in fact a fortified manor house with a moat. Sir John Lovel received a licence to crenellate it in 1304 but it was in ruins by 1363. The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary may originally have been 12th century, as a Norman doorway of that date survives in the chancel. The doorway is not in its original position but has been re-set. The north aisle and arcade are 13th century. The ornate Perpendicular Gothic bell-tower is notable. Dr. F.J. Allen, who was an authority on the notable late medieval Somerset towers, described St. Mary's tower as ''"the finest parish church tower in England outside Somerset"''. The tower, including the pinnacles, is 103 feet (31 metres) high. Many of St. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |