Tickencote, Rutland

Historical Description

Tickencote, a small village and a parish in Rutland, 3 miles NW of Stainford station on the G.N.R., M.R., and L. & N.W.R. Post town and money order and telegraph office, Stamford. Acreage, 1293; population, 118. The manor has belonged to the Wingfield family since the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and their residence is at Tickencote Hall. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough; net value, £113 with residence. The church is of great antiquity. It contains a remarkable chancel arch, dating from about 1130, and a priest's chamber over the chancel. The nave was rebuilt 1792, and the present tower added.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.

Church Records

Findmypast, in association with the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland, have the following parish records online for Tickencote:

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Tickencote from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Tickencote (St. Peter))
• Kelly's Directory of Leicestershire and Rutland, 1928

Land and Property

A full transcript of the Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Rutland is online.

Maps

Online maps of Tickencote are available from a number of sites:

• Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• Google Streetview.
• National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
• OpenStreetMap.
• old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
• Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)

Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Rutland, 1618-19 and The Visitation of Rutland 1681-2 are available to browse on the Heraldry page.