| Holy Trinity Church, Teigh | |
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | Holy Trinity |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Peterborough |
| Parish | Teigh, Rutland |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Stephen Griffiths [1] |
Holy Trinity Church is the parish church in Teigh, Rutland. It is a Grade II* listed building. [2]
The current building was built in 1782, [3] having been designed by George Richardson for Robert Sherard, 4th Earl of Harborough who was rector. [4] [5] An earlier church dating from the 12th century was removed [6] except for the base of the tower. [4]
The pews face one another rather than towards the altar. [4] [7] [6] [3] The pulpit is triple-decked and is combined with the lectern and prayer desk to form an unusual structure at the western end. [4] [6]
Over the altar is a c1600 Flemish painting which could be the work of the Otto van Veen school. [4] [7] The ceiling of the church has the Sherard arms and the Sherard crest at either end. [6]
Teigh claims to be a Thankful Village which lost no men in the First World War and a tablet near the altar commemorates this. [6]
Anthony Jenkinson of the Muscovy Company was buried here in 1611. He had travelled as far as Bukhara when trying to reach Cathay overland from Moscow, and established overland trade routes through Russia to Persia.
Richard Folville, a member of the Folville gang of robbers led by his older brother Eustace, was rector here from 1321. In 1340–1 he was besieged in the church and then summarily beheaded in his churchyard.
John Torkington was rector of Teigh (and vicar of Stapleford), 1787 – 1815. [8]
In 1940, the rector, Henry Stanley Tibbs, was briefly interned under Defence Regulation 18B for his pro-Nazi sympathies. [9] [10]
The Collegiate Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon, is a Grade I listed parish church of the Church of England in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. It is often known simply as Holy Trinity Church or as Shakespeare's Church, due to its fame as the place of baptism, marriage and burial of William Shakespeare. More than 200,000 tourists visit the church each year.
Teigh is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. 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 civil parish of Market Overton. It is notable for its Holy Trinity Church, almost unaltered since a 1782 rebuild by Robert Sherard, 4th Earl of Harborough, 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 Pride and Prejudice; it served as Hunsford parsonage, Mr Collins's modest home.
Richard Folville was a member of the infamous Folville Gang captained by his older brother Eustace.
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Sir John Folville was an member of parliament (MP) for Rutland and Leicestershire and father of Eustace Folville, the leader of the Folville Gang. More recent research shows Farnham's Folville pedigree is flawed. The leader of the Folville gang was the issue of Sir Eustace by Dame Alice.
John Torkington, D.D. was Master of Clare College from 1781 until his death.
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