Tydd St Mary
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Tydd St Mary is a village and civil parish
in the South Holland
district of Lincolnshire
, England, about 9 miles (14.5 km) east of the town of Spalding
and about 5 miles (8 km) north of Wisbech
, Cambridgeshire
. The Civil Parish
includes the hamlet
of Tydd Gote which lies partly in Tydd St Mary and partly in Tydd St Giles, Cambridgeshire
.
The village has two medieval boundary crosses, one at Manor Hill Corner, which is grade II listed and a scheduled monument, and White Cross which stands north of Poultry Farm at Hunts Gate at the western edge of the village and is a scheduled monument.
The parish church is a Grade I listed building dedicated to Saint Mary dating from the 12th century and restored 1869. It has a 15th century west tower and a 15th century font.
At the entrance to the churchyard is a grade II listed Lychgate
dating from 1919. In the churchyard is a grade II listed fragment of a medieval cross dating from the 14th century.
Tysdale House is an early 16th century grade II listed Hall with later alterations. The building was originally H Shape with an open Hall, which was floored in the 17th century and the plan changed in the 18th.
The present Dunton Hall was built on the site of an earlier house, built by Sigismund Trafford who died in 1741. The present Dunton Hall is early 19th century and grade II listed.
Tydd Station
was a railway station on the Peterborough and Sutton Bridge Branch of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
, which opened in 1866 and closed in 1959.
During the First World War an airfield was established here, during late 1916 or early 1917 as a Home Defence airfield
for night patrols. It was used by 51 squadron whose headquarters were at Marham B Flight, established at Tydd St Mary in the summer of 1917.
The village has a primary school.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the South Holland
South Holland
South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...
district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England, about 9 miles (14.5 km) east of the town of Spalding
Spalding, Lincolnshire
Spalding is a market town with a population of 30,000 on the River Welland in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. Little London is a hamlet directly south of Spalding on the B1172 road....
and about 5 miles (8 km) north of Wisbech
Wisbech
Wisbech is a market town, inland port and civil parish with a population of 20,200 in the Fens of Cambridgeshire. The tidal River Nene runs through the centre of the town and is spanned by two bridges...
, Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
. The Civil Parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
includes the hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of Tydd Gote which lies partly in Tydd St Mary and partly in Tydd St Giles, Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
.
The village has two medieval boundary crosses, one at Manor Hill Corner, which is grade II listed and a scheduled monument, and White Cross which stands north of Poultry Farm at Hunts Gate at the western edge of the village and is a scheduled monument.
The parish church is a Grade I listed building dedicated to Saint Mary dating from the 12th century and restored 1869. It has a 15th century west tower and a 15th century font.
At the entrance to the churchyard is a grade II listed Lychgate
Lychgate
A lychgate, also spelled lichgate, lycugate, or as two separate words lych gate, is a gateway covered with a roof found at the entrance to a traditional English or English-style churchyard.-Name:...
dating from 1919. In the churchyard is a grade II listed fragment of a medieval cross dating from the 14th century.
Tysdale House is an early 16th century grade II listed Hall with later alterations. The building was originally H Shape with an open Hall, which was floored in the 17th century and the plan changed in the 18th.
The present Dunton Hall was built on the site of an earlier house, built by Sigismund Trafford who died in 1741. The present Dunton Hall is early 19th century and grade II listed.
Tydd Station
Tydd railway station
Tydd railway station was a station, opened by the Peterborough, Wisbech and Sutton Railway on 1 August 1866, in Lincolnshire serving the villages of Tydd St Mary, Tydd Gote and Tydd St Giles, Cambridgeshire on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway route between Sutton Bridge and Wisbech. It...
was a railway station on the Peterborough and Sutton Bridge Branch of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, was a joint railway owned by the Midland Railway and the Great Northern Railway in eastern England, affectionately known as the 'Muddle and Get Nowhere' to generations of passengers, enthusiasts, and other users.The main line ran from Peterborough to...
, which opened in 1866 and closed in 1959.
During the First World War an airfield was established here, during late 1916 or early 1917 as a Home Defence airfield
Home Defence and Emergency Services Division
From 1935 to 1971 civil defence in the United Kingdom was the responsibility of the Civil Defence Department. On the run-down of civil defence in 1971 the department was replaced by the Home Defence and Emergency Services Division of the Home Office...
for night patrols. It was used by 51 squadron whose headquarters were at Marham B Flight, established at Tydd St Mary in the summer of 1917.
The village has a primary school.