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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!
Friday – 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
BORROWBY: Hambleton Parish #19 of 176
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January 2, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Tuesday – NUNTHORPE
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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.
NUNTHORPE: Middlesbrough Parish #2 of 2
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December 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Monday – STAINTON AND THORNTON
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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.
STAINTON AND THORNTON: Middlesbrough Parish #1 of 2
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December 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Sunday – CARLTON
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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.
CARLTON: Stockton on Tees Parish #2 of 20
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December 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Saturday – REDMARSHALL
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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!
REDMARSHALL: Stockton on Tees Parish #1 of 20
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December 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Friday – BOTTISHAM
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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
BOTTISHAM: East Cambridgeshire Parish #5 of 35
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December 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Thursday – LODE
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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.
LODE: East Cambridgeshire Parish #4 of 35
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December 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Wednesday – SWAFFHAM BULBECK
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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.
SWAFFHAM BULBECK: East Cambridgeshire Parish #3 of 35
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December 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Tuesday – SWAFFHAM PRIOR
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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
SWAFFHAM PRIOR: East Cambridgeshire Parish #2 of 35
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December 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Monday – REACH
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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
REACH: East Cambridgeshire Parish #1 of 35
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December 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Sunday – BAKEWELL
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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
BAKEWELL: Derbyshire Dales Parish #56 of 109
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December 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Saturday – NORTHWOOD AND TINKERSLEY
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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
NORTHWOOD AND TINKERSLEY: Derbyshire Dales Parish #55 of 109
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December 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Friday – 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
CROXTON: South Cambridgeshire Parish #19 of 103
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December 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Thursday – ELTISLEY
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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
ELTISLEY: South Cambridgeshire Parish #18 of 103
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December 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Wednesday – PAPWORTH EVERARD
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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.
PAPWORTH EVERARD: South Cambridgeshire Parish #17 of 103
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December 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Tuesday – PAPWORTH ST AGNES
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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!
PAPWORTH ST AGNES: South Cambridgeshire Parish #16 of 103
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December 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Monday – GRAVELEY
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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
GRAVELEY: South Cambridgeshire Parish #15 of 103
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December 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Sunday – BETLEY
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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
BETLEY: Newcastle under Lyme Parish #2 of 11
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December 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Saturday – MADELEY
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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
MADELEY: Newcastle under Lyme Parish #1 of 11
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December 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Friday – WOORE
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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
WOORE: Shropshire Parish #5 of 201
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December 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Thursday – NORTON IN HALES
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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.
NORTON IN HALES: Shropshire Parish #4 of 201
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December 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Wednesday – ADDERLEY
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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.
ADDERLEY: Shropshire Parish #3 of 201
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December 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Tuesday – MORETON SAY
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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
MORETON SAY: Shropshire Parish #2 of 201
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December 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Monday – 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
SUTTON UPON TERN: Shropshire Parish #1 of 201
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December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Sunday – WILLINGTON
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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
WILLINGTON: South Derbyshire Parish #30 of 50
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November 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM