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About Tissington

There are those to whom the ancient tradition of Well Dressing is a nothing less than a Pagan rite, and those to whom it represents a thanksgiving from the village for a safe deliverance from the nightmare of the Black Death that struck this land during the 14th-century. The good people of Tissington believe they owe their survival to the pure waters that pour from their five, now famous wells.

The five wells are known as - Yewtree Well, Hands Well, Coffin Well, Town Well and Hall Well. For the ancient ceremony in which each Well is blessed, the villagers, using the petals from millions of flowers, dress the Wells in scenes from the Holy Bible. The means used for this are that each well is framed and the petals pressed into clay. The blessing takes place annually on ascension day and provides the village with a colourful event following the mournful tone of the preceeding days.

Not only do the wells get blessed each year but Tissington itself has been especially blest by the continueous patronage of the Fitzherbert family. Fitzherberts, have cared for Tissington since the reign of Elizabeth I . The village is dignified and serene and of all the gracious properties in the village the most handsome is Tissington Hall, built around 1609 by Francis Fitzherbert.

Attractively set out, with buildings of a softish grey limestone interspersed by broad greens and tall old trees, the village presents a very English scene. A few of the properties bear dates showing that they were built in the 19th-century, during a period of redevelopment and improvement undertaken by Sir Henry Fitzhertbert and his sister, Frances. The former village school was built by the Fitzherberts to commerate the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1837. It still bears the Fitzherbert coat of arms above the door but sadly, it is no longer a school.

The vicarage to the parish church of St. Mary is a delightful piece of architecture and dates from around 1730. St.Mary's church is of Norman origin but was greatly restored by the Fitzherberts in victorian times. The interior of the church houses many monuments, the most outstanding being an ornate tiered memorial to Francis Fitzherbert who died in 1619, his son and their wives.

If you do not visit Tissington for the Well Dressing ceremony then you should certainly visit for the sheer delight of seeing a village that has been well cared for and little disturbed by the passage of time. Tissington is just on the edge of the Peak District National Park and is but a few short miles from Ashbourne. The countryside all around is very beautiful. Not too many miles away are all the attractions of the Peak District - the Heights of Abraham, the Peak Valley Railway, Haddon Hall and Riber Castle.

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Recommended attractions near Tissington

Tissington Hall	(0.1 miles, 0.2 km)	Pictures
Thorpe Cloud	(1.7 miles, 2.7 km, direction W)	Pictures
Dovedale	(2.0 miles, 3.3 km, direction W)	Pictures
Ilam Park	(2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction W)	Pictures
Carsington Water	(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction E)	Pictures
Thor's Cave	(5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction W)	Pictures
Long Dale	(5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction N)	Pictures
Middleton Top Engine House	(6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction E)	Pictures
Robin Hood's Stride	(7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction NE)	Pictures
The Heights of Abraham	(8.2 miles, 13.1 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Gullivers Kingdom	(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction NE)	Pictures
The Peak District Mining Museum	(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Nine Ladies Stone Circle, Stanton Moor	(8.2 miles, 13.3 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Alton Towers Theme Park	(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Lathkill Dale	(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction N)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Tissington

Ilam, in the county of Derbyshire (2.6 miles, 4.3 km, direction W)
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Milldale, in the county of Derbyshire (2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction NW)
Milldale is a glorious stone village lying in scenic countryside towards the southern fringes of the Peak District National Park.
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Hartington, in the county of Derbyshire (5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction NW)
Hartington is a small village centred around a medieval market place, with attractive 18th and 19th century buildings.
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Winster, in the county of Derbyshire (6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction NE)
Today, this graceful village with its sweeping main street and quiet little alleyways is a tourist destination of character and charm.
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Middleton by Wirksworth, in the county of Derbyshire (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction E)
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Matlock Bath, in the county of Derbyshire (8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction NE)
Matlock Bath lies amongst some of the most beautiful river-valley country in England.
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Denstone, in the county of Staffordshire (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction SW)
Denstone is a peaceful village set in the midst of rural Staffordshire countryside, where farm meadows are watered from a myriad of sparkling rivers flowing down from the Peak District National Park.
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Mugginton, in the county of Derbyshire (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction SE)
This is a popular Derbyshire village with a church dating back to the Doomsday Book.
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Alton, in the county of Staffordshire (8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction SW)
The village has many elegant stone buildings, and there is a circular lock-up and the romantic ruins of a 12th-century castle.
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Froghall, in the county of Staffordshire (9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction W)
Attractively situated on the banks of the Caldon Canal in the beautiful Churnet Valley. Froghall offers visitors the opportunity to experience a diverse range of landscapes including fine watermeadows with a wealth of wildlife.
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Bakewell, in the county of Derbyshire (10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction N)
Bakewell is the largest town in the Peak District National Park. It is an old town full of glowing stone houses and buildings that lend an air of ambience and overall warmth.
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Crich, in the county of Derbyshire (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction E)
A village on the edge of the Peak District National Park with a Museum dedicated solely to the golden era of the Tramcar. Also famous as being the location for filming Peak Practice.
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Ashford in the Water, in the county of Derbyshire (11.3 miles, 18.1 km, direction N)
The village was a centre for candle making, noted for lead mining and made famous by the discovery of Ashford marble which was first quarried by Henry Watson in 1748.
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Church Broughton, in the county of Derbyshire (11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction S)
Church Broughton is an attractive Derbyshire village lying in open countryside that is perhaps best noted for its ancient church dedicated to Saint Michael.
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Cheadle, a Historic Market Town in the county of Staffordshire (11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction SW)
Cheadle has several fine black and white half timbered buildings in the town that date from the 16th-century
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Nearby travel help

Cromford Station	(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction NE)
Matlock Bath Station	(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction NE)
M1 Junction 28	(17.4 miles, 28.1 km, direction E)
M1 Junction 29	(19.5 miles, 31.3 km, direction NE)
East Midlands Airport	(23.6 miles, 37.9 km, direction SE)
Sheffield City Airport	(27.2 miles, 43.7 km, direction NE)
Tissington to London	(127.5 miles, 205.1 km, direction SE)

Hotels & Accommodation in Tissington

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Tissington center
Peveril Of The Peak	(1.7 miles, 2.8 km, direction SW)
The Beresford Arms Hotel	(3.5 miles, 5.7 km, direction S)
The Dog & Partridge Country Inn	(3.5 miles, 5.7 km, direction SW)
Quality Hotel & Leisure Club, Ashbourne	(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction S)
New Bath Hotel	(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction NE)
Dannah Farm Country House	(8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction E)
The Cromwell Hotel	(9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction NE)
Whitworth Park Hotel	(9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction NE)
The Crewe And Harpur Arms	(9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction NW)
East Lodge Country House Hotel	(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction NE)
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