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Tockington Manor
Tockington is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. Historically the village developed around farming based mainly on the rearing of cattle on the fertile flood plains. In more recent times Tockington has become an attractive location for commuters, being situated within the Green Belt and well connected with Bristol. It is south of Olveston and is located in a steep valley. The village also has the Swan Inn, a popular pub. The centre of the village, where the pub is located is a triangular junction. History In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Tockington like this: TOCKINGTON (Lower), a tything in Almondsbury parish, Gloucester; 3¾ miles S by E of Thornbury. It has a post-office under Bristol, and cattle fairs on 9 May and 6 Dec. Real property, £4,975. Pop., 464. Houses, 109. Tockington Manor Tockington Manor is a boarding school, boarding Preparatory school (United Kingdom), preparatory school, which opened in 1947. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Tovey
Gordon Charles Tovey (4 July 1912 – 16 April 1994) was an English people, English first-class cricketer and schoolmaster. Tovey was born at Salisbury, Wiltshire in July 1912. He was educated at Clifton College, where he played for the cricket eleven from 1928 to 1931. Tovey made his debut in Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket, minor counties cricket for Dorset County Cricket Club, Dorset in the 1929 Minor Counties Championship. He later studied at the University of Cambridge, during which he made his only appearance in first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club, Cambridge University against Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, Northamptonshire at Fenner's in 1933. He continued to play minor counties matches for Dorset throughout the thirties. Tovey served in the Royal Artillery in World War II, holding the rank of Second Lieutenant in October 1941. Following the war, he founded the independent Tockington Manor school in Tockington, Tockington, Gloucest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
