Tinwell

Tinwell is a veelage an ceevil parish in the coonty o Rutland in the East Midlands o Ingland.

Veelage
The veelage is juist wast o the A1 an athin walkin distance o the toun o Stamford in Lincolnshire. The village haes a sma veelage haw, which wis recently refurbished, an a bonnie kirk. Next door tae the veelage haw is a fitbaa pitch for the youths o Tinwell that wis recently remade an flattened, wi new goal posts: it is rarely uised. An aw nearbi on Croun Lane is the veelage pub "The Crown" that is fairly quiet.

Warld War II
On 8 Julie 1944, twa C47s collidit efter takkin-aff from RAF Spanhoe for an exercise. Ane crew member managit tae parachute safely but aicht ithers an 26 Pols paratruips o the Pols 1st Independent Parachute Brigade perished in the crash. The American casualties frae 315t Truip Carrier Group wur taken tae the Cambridge American Cemetery for burial an the Pols casualties wur taken tae the Pols Cemetery at Newark. Aw those killed are commemoratit in the kirk.

Ingthorpe
The veelage is associatit wi the steid o the lost or shrunken medieval veelage o Ingthorpe, in the north o the parish, close tae the River Gwash.

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Freemit airtins

Category:Veelages in Rutland