Tiddleywink
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Tiddleywink is a hamlet consisting of eight cottage
s on the B4039 road, near the village of Yatton Keynell
, about three miles (five kilometres) to the west of Chippenham
, Wiltshire
, England. The name is said to derive from rhyming slang for "a quick drink" - the village getting its name from one of its cottages historically being known to serve beer to passing cattle drovers.
Because of its small size (it consists of eight houses), Tiddleywink has been for many years omitted from the official book of place names, the Collins British Atlas and Gazetteer, and from most maps. Furthermore, the road signs were lost years ago in an accident, resulting in the hamlet becoming virtually invisible to the outside world. It has been shown, however, that it was recognised as a settlement in the 1881 census
, when it had a total of 28 residents.
Early in 2003, after much campaigning, residents finally won their settlement two new road signs, and widespread recognition, as their story made the national news.
Cottage
__toc__In modern usage, a cottage is usually a modest, often cozy dwelling, typically in a rural or semi-rural location. However there are cottage-style dwellings in cities, and in places such as Canada the term exists with no connotations of size at all...
s on the B4039 road, near the village of Yatton Keynell
Yatton Keynell
Yatton Keynell is a village in Wiltshire, England. It is located about five miles west of Chippenham, and about five miles to the east of the border with South Gloucestershire, on the B4039 road via Castle Combe...
, about three miles (five kilometres) to the west of Chippenham
Chippenham, Wiltshire
Chippenham is a market town in Wiltshire, England, located east of Bath and west of London. In the 2001 census the population of the town was recorded as 28,065....
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, England. The name is said to derive from rhyming slang for "a quick drink" - the village getting its name from one of its cottages historically being known to serve beer to passing cattle drovers.
Because of its small size (it consists of eight houses), Tiddleywink has been for many years omitted from the official book of place names, the Collins British Atlas and Gazetteer, and from most maps. Furthermore, the road signs were lost years ago in an accident, resulting in the hamlet becoming virtually invisible to the outside world. It has been shown, however, that it was recognised as a settlement in the 1881 census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, when it had a total of 28 residents.
Early in 2003, after much campaigning, residents finally won their settlement two new road signs, and widespread recognition, as their story made the national news.
External links
- "Tiddleywink on the map" - BBC News article dated Wednesday, February 19, 2003