Tixover
| Tixover | |
|---|---|
Aug2006.jpg) Tixover Church | |
| Area | 1.32 sq mi (3.4 km2) [1] |
| Population | 174 2001 Census[2] |
| • Density | 132/sq mi (51/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK975003 |
| • London | 79 miles (127 km) SSE |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STAMFORD |
| Postcode district | PE9 |
| Dialling code | 01780 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Tixover is a small village and civil parish in Rutland. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 census was 174, falling to 163 at the 2011 census.[3]
The parish church, St Luke's, near the River Welland, now stands about 3/4 mile from the village.
Tixover Grange, west of the A47 road, was home to the residential school named after Wilfred Pickles from 1955[4] to the 1980s. Tixover House is now a care home, run by Barchester Healthcare.[5]
Tixover Quarry is a popular off-road driving centre, which is used by Land Rover Owner Magazine for vehicle tests and photo shoots.
References
- ^ "A vision of Britain through time". University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ^ "Rutland Civil Parish Populations" (PDF). Rutland County Council. 2001. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ Opening of Wilfred Pickles' School for Spastics British Pathe newsreel 1955
- ^ Barchester Healthcare Ltd
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