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Andy - The Village Idiot, or TVI.
Attempting to be the first man to visit all 10,474 civil parishes of England.
Come, join the adventure!
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Happy New Year everybody. Welcome to 2026 on TVI. January this year will see us in North Yorkshire for the first couple of weeks, and today we make a welcome to return to Hambleton to visit the parish of Borrowby
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Happy New Year everybody. Welcome to 2026 on TVI. January this year will see us in North Yorkshire for the first couple of weeks, and today we make a welcome to return to Hambleton to visit the parish of Borrowby
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Originally just called “Thorpe”, this became Nunthorpe towards the end of the 12th century after a group of nuns were resettled here having been given some land belonging to Whitby Abbey. It was the railway that saw it expand.
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Originally just called “Thorpe”, this became Nunthorpe towards the end of the 12th century after a group of nuns were resettled here having been given some land belonging to Whitby Abbey. It was the railway that saw it expand.
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Hello everyone in Middlesbrough! You guys have only two parishes. Up first we have Stainton and Thornton, which sits on the southwestern outskirts of Middlesbrough, close to Hemlington and Coulby Newham.
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Hello everyone in Middlesbrough! You guys have only two parishes. Up first we have Stainton and Thornton, which sits on the southwestern outskirts of Middlesbrough, close to Hemlington and Coulby Newham.
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Carlton has a lot of brand new housing on its edges, but the core of the village still retains a medieval layout. North of Carlton, there’s a house called Greystone, or Greystone Lodge. That was once lived in by George Orwell.
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Carlton has a lot of brand new housing on its edges, but the core of the village still retains a medieval layout. North of Carlton, there’s a house called Greystone, or Greystone Lodge. That was once lived in by George Orwell.
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We are to the North of the Tees today, so welcome back to County Durham. Redmarshall is ancient, but now with more than 350 people living in it, its become a typical Teesside commuter village. What's a Parmo? We'll find out here!
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We are to the North of the Tees today, so welcome back to County Durham. Redmarshall is ancient, but now with more than 350 people living in it, its become a typical Teesside commuter village. What's a Parmo? We'll find out here!
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Bottisham is known for its association with the United States, thanks to the former airfield in its Southern reaches. RAF Bottisham was also used by the British and the Belgians, but it’s the Americans that made it what it was
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Bottisham is known for its association with the United States, thanks to the former airfield in its Southern reaches. RAF Bottisham was also used by the British and the Belgians, but it’s the Americans that made it what it was
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Lode is a standard fen edge village in many regards, but it’s also the location of Anglesey Abbey. That was formerly the home of the Fairhaven family, who lived there for many years. Also part of the estate is Lode Mill.
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Lode is a standard fen edge village in many regards, but it’s also the location of Anglesey Abbey. That was formerly the home of the Fairhaven family, who lived there for many years. Also part of the estate is Lode Mill.
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Swaffham Bulbeck itself is a small, mostly residential village with a school, a church, a village hall, and a pub. To the North of all that, there’s another part to the village which goes by the name Commercial End.
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Swaffham Bulbeck itself is a small, mostly residential village with a school, a church, a village hall, and a pub. To the North of all that, there’s another part to the village which goes by the name Commercial End.
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Swaffham Prior is unusual in that it has two churches in the same churchyard. Only one serves the village now. The other has been turned into a communal space. Having two of the same thing also applies to windmills in this village
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Swaffham Prior is unusual in that it has two churches in the same churchyard. Only one serves the village now. The other has been turned into a communal space. Having two of the same thing also applies to windmills in this village
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Reach means strip of land – it’s a simple as that. This village is most famous for the almost unmissable earthwork that it sits at the end of. That would be the 11km long Devil’s Dyke, which runs from Reach to Woodditton in Suffolk
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Reach means strip of land – it’s a simple as that. This village is most famous for the almost unmissable earthwork that it sits at the end of. That would be the 11km long Devil’s Dyke, which runs from Reach to Woodditton in Suffolk
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Back in the 1800s, one of the pubs here created, by accident, what would go on to be the world famous Bakewell Pudding. Since then, the town of its creation has gained shops that sell it and it remains as popular today as its ever been
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Back in the 1800s, one of the pubs here created, by accident, what would go on to be the world famous Bakewell Pudding. Since then, the town of its creation has gained shops that sell it and it remains as popular today as its ever been
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This is Northwood and Tinkersley. Northwood is the larger and is made up of mainly residential housing. Tinkersley is a self contained hamlet at the end of an unnamed road to the north. Running through it all is the A6
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This is Northwood and Tinkersley. Northwood is the larger and is made up of mainly residential housing. Tinkersley is a self contained hamlet at the end of an unnamed road to the north. Running through it all is the A6
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Croxton is effectively two streets, joined together by the A428 – but neither of those streets is the actual village. You see, many moons ago, there was another place in these parts called Westbury, which is now masquerading as Croxton
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Croxton is effectively two streets, joined together by the A428 – but neither of those streets is the actual village. You see, many moons ago, there was another place in these parts called Westbury, which is now masquerading as Croxton
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Eltisley possesses one of the biggest greens in Cambridgeshire. It’s a massive triangle of grass which is bounded by the roads from Cambridge to the East and St Neots to the West. Historically they met at the green
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Eltisley possesses one of the biggest greens in Cambridgeshire. It’s a massive triangle of grass which is bounded by the roads from Cambridge to the East and St Neots to the West. Historically they met at the green
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Following the Norman conquest, the village and land of Papworth were granted to a Norman knight, Everard De Beche. In later times, Papworth gained fame for the Royal Papworth Hospital, which has since moved to Cambridge.
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Following the Norman conquest, the village and land of Papworth were granted to a Norman knight, Everard De Beche. In later times, Papworth gained fame for the Royal Papworth Hospital, which has since moved to Cambridge.
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Now despite the name of this village, Papworth St Agnes has nothing to do with any saints, let alone St Agnes. On the green there’s a building that looks like an old mill – the sort you might see in industrial Lancashire!
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Now despite the name of this village, Papworth St Agnes has nothing to do with any saints, let alone St Agnes. On the green there’s a building that looks like an old mill – the sort you might see in industrial Lancashire!
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Hello South Cambridgeshire, I’m back again! Graveley’s border with Huntingdonshire once sported an airfield. It was RAF Graveley, which was a little ironic name wise, given that most of it fell within the boundaries of Offord Darcy
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Hello South Cambridgeshire, I’m back again! Graveley’s border with Huntingdonshire once sported an airfield. It was RAF Graveley, which was a little ironic name wise, given that most of it fell within the boundaries of Offord Darcy
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It was possible to do one of the best pub crawls in Staffordshire here. Betley and Wrinehill had 8 pubs: The Lord Nelson, The Blue Bell, The Crown Inn, The Hand and Trumpet, The Swan, The Red Lion, The Three Anchors and the Black Horse
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It was possible to do one of the best pub crawls in Staffordshire here. Betley and Wrinehill had 8 pubs: The Lord Nelson, The Blue Bell, The Crown Inn, The Hand and Trumpet, The Swan, The Red Lion, The Three Anchors and the Black Horse
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Madeley’s name is Anglo Saxon, and derives from Mada – a female personal name. Most of its history is centred around the road that runs through it. Almost everything of note was, and in some cases still is, on the A525
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Madeley’s name is Anglo Saxon, and derives from Mada – a female personal name. Most of its history is centred around the road that runs through it. Almost everything of note was, and in some cases still is, on the A525
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Woore is 100% a Shropshire village, but this place thinks it’s in Cheshire. It used to have a racecourse located to the South of the village in a hamlet called Dorrington Lane. It was served by a railway station at Pipe Gate
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Woore is 100% a Shropshire village, but this place thinks it’s in Cheshire. It used to have a racecourse located to the South of the village in a hamlet called Dorrington Lane. It was served by a railway station at Pipe Gate
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The most important man in the history of Norton in Hales was the Reverend Frank Silver. On our walk here we’ll encounter The Brading Stone, which you wouldn’t want to be anywhere near on a Shrove Tuesday.
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The most important man in the history of Norton in Hales was the Reverend Frank Silver. On our walk here we’ll encounter The Brading Stone, which you wouldn’t want to be anywhere near on a Shrove Tuesday.
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Today on TVI we’re in Adderley. In the older part of the village, there’s a green, upon which you can find a cross. That would have been well known to people that passed through Adderley from Nantwich to the Midlands.
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Today on TVI we’re in Adderley. In the older part of the village, there’s a green, upon which you can find a cross. That would have been well known to people that passed through Adderley from Nantwich to the Midlands.
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Moreton Say has three main landmarks in the village. They are a school, a village hall and a church. Robert Clive, the 1st Baron Clive, was alternatively known as "Clive of India". He was born in the parish at Styche Hall
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Moreton Say has three main landmarks in the village. They are a school, a village hall and a church. Robert Clive, the 1st Baron Clive, was alternatively known as "Clive of India". He was born in the parish at Styche Hall
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Welcome everyone to the county of Shropshire for the very first time on TVI! We’re beginning the county in the countryside to the South of the lovely town of Market Drayton, and first up on our list is Sutton upon Tern
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Welcome everyone to the county of Shropshire for the very first time on TVI! We’re beginning the county in the countryside to the South of the lovely town of Market Drayton, and first up on our list is Sutton upon Tern
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For the last time this year, lets go walking in South Derbyshire. Today we’re in Willington. The biggest change to the local landscape came along in the 1950s and 1960s when the huge cooling towers of the power stations were built
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For the last time this year, lets go walking in South Derbyshire. Today we’re in Willington. The biggest change to the local landscape came along in the 1950s and 1960s when the huge cooling towers of the power stations were built