Thriplow
| Thriplow | |
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 Thriplow Village Hall | |
| Population | 847 |
| OS grid reference | TL438467 |
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| District | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Cambridgeshire |
| Fire | Cambridgeshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
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Thriplow is a village situated 8 miles (13 km) south of Cambridge, England. Each year it celebrates 'Daffodil Weekend', which started in 1969 as an attempt to raise money for repairing the church and the village has been opened every year since (with the exception of 2001, see below). Thriplow also contains two sites of special scientific interest, Thriplow Meadows and Thriplow Peat Holes.[1]
History of Thriplow
Thriplow probably existed in Romano-British times (circa A.D.150). Its name may derive from the Anglo-Saxon settlement and the lordship (and mound or "law") of a certain Trippa. The first recorded vicar, John de Hyndrayngham, was installed in 1299. Dowsing mutilated the church screen in 1643.
Thirteen Thriplow residents are recorded to have perished in the First World War and three in the Second World War.[2]
Services
Thriplow has:
- A Public House: The Green Man winner of the Cambridge Evening News pub of the year 2006.[3]
- A Village Shop: Last operated as an independent commercial concern between 1997 and 2000. After that there were several attempts to continue the shop as a business which failed, and the management was finally taken over by the Thriplow Village Shop Association in June-July 2007.
- A park
- A primary School
- A Village Hall
- A Smithy on the village green, picturesque, not used.
- A Cricket ground
Daffodil weekend
The tradition started in 1969 in an attempt to raise money for repairing the church and has run each year since (except for 2001 when the weekend was cancelled due to Foot-and-Mouth disease.) The event is organised by the Daffodil Weekend Trust and raises funds for a different charity each year. In 2006 the charity supported was East Anglian Air Ambulance. There are numerous attractions during the weekend including heavy horses giving dray rides, children’s entertainment, sheep dogs working, open gardens and stalls. Music is provided by The Perse School swing band[4], organ recitals and church bell ringing.[5]
See also
References
External links
- thriplow.org.uk - Official Parish Council Website
- thriplow.com
- - Official Website Of Thriplow School
- - Web Historian's site for The Thriplow Society
- - Roll Of Honour for Thriplow
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