Tillingham
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 42 ' N , 0 ° 53' E | ||
| OS National Grid | TL993038 | ||
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| Residents | 1058 (as of 2011) | ||
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| Part of the country | England | ||
| Shire county | Essex | ||
| Ceremonial county | Essex | ||
| District | Maldon | ||
Tillingham is a place ( Civil Parish ) with about 1050 inhabitants in the center of the flat Dengie Peninsula in the east of Essex in south-east England .
Location and climate
The place Tillingham is about 35 km (driving distance) east of the city of Chelmsford at an altitude of about 20 m . The climate is temperate; Rain (approx. 600 mm / year) falls over the year.
economy
The area around Tillingham is predominantly agricultural. Tourism also plays a certain role in the economic life of the place.
history
The Romans built the Othona fort about 14 km to the northeast ; from its remains, a monastery with one of the oldest preserved churches in England ( St. Peter-on-the-Wall ) was built under the direction of Bishop Cedd († 664) around the middle of the 7th century .
Attractions
- St Nicholas' Church , which was surrounded by the former cemetery and largely made of flint bulbs, was built in the 14th century; from this time, the powerful, by stepped comes buttresses (buttresses) stabilized West Tower. In the 16th or 17th century, the south side of the nave was widened by a side aisle with a wood-covered porch and several twin windows . The portal with a horseshoe-shaped tympanum filled with diamond stones is particularly worth seeing . The nave and apse are not vaulted, but are covered by open roof trusses .
- Immediately next to the church is an old inn (pub) .
Web links
Commons : Tillingham - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
