Teigh is a village and civil parish in the county of

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in the

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. The population of the village was 48 in the 2001 census. At the 2011 census the population remained less than 100 and was included with the

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of Market Overton. It is notable for its Holy Trinity Church, almost unaltered since a 1782 rebuild by

Robert Sherard, 4th Earl of Harborough The Reverend Robert Sherard, 4th Earl of Harborough (21 October 1719 – 21 April 1799) was a British clergyman who inherited the earldom of Harborough. Early life Born on 21 October 1719, he was one of six sons and eight daughters born to Phil ...

, that features pews that face one another rather than the altar. Both the parish church and the Old Rectory of 1740 are Grade II* listed buildings. The Old Rectory was used for the filming of the 1995 BBC series of ''

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''; it served as Hunsford parsonage, Mr Collins's modest home. The village's name origin is unsure, the name probably means 'a small

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' or 'a meeting place'. The writer

Arthur Mee Arthur Henry Mee (21 July 187527 May 1943) was an English writer, journalist and educator. He is best known for ''The Harmsworth Self-Educator'', ''The Children's Encyclopædia'', ''The Children's Newspaper'', and ''The King's England''. Ea ...

proposed Teigh as one of the few

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which lost no men in the

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Notable residents

Richard Folville Richard Folville (died 1340–1) was a member of the infamous Folville Gang captained by his older brother Eustace Folville, Eustace. Biography Richard was the fourth of 7 sons born to Sir John Folville (died 1310) of Ashby Folville, Leicestersh ...

, a member of the Folville gang of robbers led by his older brother

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, was rector here from 1321. In 1340–1 he was besieged in the church and then summarily beheaded in his churchyard. *

Anthony Jenkinson Anthony Jenkinson (1529 – 1610/1611) was born at Market Harborough, Leicestershire. He was one of the first Englishmen to explore Tsardom of Russia, Muscovy and present-day Russia. Jenkinson was a traveller and explorer on behalf of the ...

, main trader of the

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was buried here in 1611. He had travelled as far as

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when trying to reach

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overland from Moscow, and established overland trade routes through

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. * Monica Redlich, a writer, had a stint living in Teigh as a child. * In 1940, the vicar of Teigh, Henry Stanley Tibbs, was interned under

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for his pro-Nazi sympathies, but soon released after it was determined he was harmless.

References

External links

Village websiteTeigh Church website
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