Tatenhill

Shire countyRegionCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBURTON-ON-TRENTPostcode districtDE13Dialling code01283PoliceStaffordshireFireStaffordshireAmbulanceWest Midlands UK Parliament 52°47′42″N 1°41′56″W / 52.795°N 1.699°W / 52.795; -1.699

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.

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

• Hadrian a Saravia (1531-1612) Rector of Tatenhill from 1588. A renowned theologian after his move to Canterbury he was involved in the writing of the King James Bible
• 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 having been the first Anglican Bishop of Wellington.

See also

• Listed buildings in Tatenhill

References

External links

• 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