Tatenhill

Tatenhill is an ancient village and a civil parish located in a deep valley, between two hills, which gradually descend from the eastern border of Needwood Forest, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west-southwest of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England.

Tatenhill
St Michael and All Angels Parish Church
Tatenhill Location within Staffordshire
Population	762 (2011)^[1]
OS grid reference	SK204220
District	East Staffordshire
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BURTON-ON-TRENT
Postcode district	DE13
Dialling code	01283
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Burton
List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°47′42″N 1°41′56″W / 52.795°N 1.699°W / 52.795; -1.699Coordinates: 52°47′42″N 1°41′56″W / 52.795°N 1.699°W / 52.795; -1.699

Buildings

The sandstone Parish Church of St. Michael is a 13th-century building which was substantially enlarged and altered in the 15th century. Around 1890, Bodley restored the church. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Beside the church stands the Old Rectory which was built in the early 18th century (1704 has been found written on the plaster inside the house) for William Binckes, Dean of Lichfield. Noted for its fine Georgian architecture is also a Grade II* listed building. In 2008, this house was one of four finalists in the "England's Finest Parsonage" contest featured in Country Life (magazine).^[2]

RAF Tatenhill is an old World War II airfield, still in use for light aircraft as Tatenhill Airfield. On 16 December 2007, there was a light aircraft collision involving an aircraft from Tatenhill.

Notable people

• Brutus Babington (1558-1611) Rector of Tatenhill from 1602 and became the Church of Ireland Bishop of Derry.^[3]
• Charles Abraham (1814–1903) Rector of Tatenhill 1875-6 became the first Anglican Bishop of Wellington.

See also

• Listed buildings in Tatenhill

References

1. "Civil Parish 2011". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
2. [1], "England's Finest Parsonage".
3. Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 02, Babington, Brute retrieved 29 August 2018

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tatenhill.

• GENUKI(tm) page
• Adrian Saravia Rector Of Tatenhill
• The Old Rectory, Tatenhill
• "England's Finest Parsonages—The Finalists" including Tatenhill
• Country Life Picture Library—The Old Rectory, Tatenhill