| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 51.0577°N -1.5826°W |
| Official Name: | East Tytherley |
| Shire District: | Test Valley |
| Shire County: | Hampshire |
| Region: | South East England |
| Constituency Westminster: | North West Hampshire |
| Post Town: | Salisbury |
| Postcode District: | SP5 |
| Postcode Area: | SP |
| Dial Code: | 01264 |
| Os Grid Reference: | SU2935028787 |
East Tytherley is a small village in Hampshire, England.[1] [2]
The name Tytherley comes from Old English and means thin or tender wood.[3]
The village was given to Queen Philippa by her husband Edward III in 1335. When the Black Death spread through London she moved her court to the village[4] .
The village church is St Peter’s. It is largely dates from the 13th cenurty with a heavy restoration between 1862 and 1863. A Tower on the north side was completed in 1898[5]
In more recent history William Fothergill Cooke invented the first commercial electrical telegraph whilst living in the village.