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TISSINGTON, Derbyshire

"TISSINGTON is a small parish, in the hundred of Wirksworth. In the village, which is situate about 4 miles N. from Ashbourn, are five springs of the purest water, in connexion with which, a curious ancient custom, termed the 'Floralia', or 'well-dressing', prevails among the villagers, annually upon Ascension day, when these fountains are decorated with the choicest flowers, as offerings to the Naiads, which is thus executed - Blocks of wood are obtained (in) the required form, which are coated over with wet clay, into which the flowers are stuck, in various devices and inscriptions, so as completely to cover the bed and present a beautiful mass of flowers." [There is further information for Tissington]

[Description from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835]

Cemeteries

• Some Memorial Inscriptions in St Mary's Churchyard, Tissington, collected and transcribed by Alf Beard.

• There is a searchable Graveyard Database on the Tissington Hall site (also mentioned below).

Church History

• Photograph of St Mary's Church, Tissington, from Andrew McCann.

• Photograph of St Marys Church, and Photograph of Inside St Mary's Church, Tissington, from Alf Beard.

Description and Travel

• Information about, and photographs of Tissington are featured on the Derbyshire UK page on Tissington village in Derbyshire

Directories

• A Description of Tissington and Directory for Tissington, Bentley, Thorpe and neighbourhoods transcribed from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835 by Rosemary Lockie.

• Transcription of section of Kelly's Directory (1891) for Tissington by Ann Andrews.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Tissington from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Nobility

• Welcome to Tissington Hall - "Home to the FitzHerbert family for 500 years". Tissington Hall's official website containing information about the Hall and the Village, including sections on Archives, Historical Documents and Well-Dressing. A "must" to visit if you have ancestors in Tissington.

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