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| |postcode_district = Crack | |postcode_district = Crack | ||
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| |dial_code = 01621 | |dial_code = 01621 | ||
| |os_grid_reference = TL895165 | |os_grid_reference = TL895165 | ||
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| Tiptree is within the ] and is administered by Tiptree Parish Council, ] and ]. It is within in the ]. | Tiptree is within the ] and is administered by Tiptree Parish Council, ] and ]. It is within in the ]. | ||
| Tiptree was the site of the Tiptree sneeze, an event that occurred on 22 February 2014 at a concert by the London Central Fellowship Band at St. Luke's Parish Church | |||
| Tiptree was the site of the Tiptree sneeze, an event that occurred on 22 February 2014 at a concert by the London Central Fellowship Band at St. Luke's Parish Church where a trombonist ]d into his ] while playing. A video of the event was posted to YouTube and went ] in 2014.<ref name="bbc1">{{cite press release|last=|first=|date=20 March 2014|title=Tiptree trombone sneeze man tells of 'freak event'|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-26662138|location=London, United Kingdom|publisher=BBC News|agency=|accessdate=6 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Trombone Player Makes Huge Sneeze During Concert|url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/qld/video/watch/22030667/trombone-player-makes-huge-sneeze-during-concert/|newspaper=Yahoo News|location=|publisher=Yahoo!|date=18 March 2014|accessdate=6 August 2014}}</ref> | |||
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| == Nature reserves == | |||
| Tiptree Heath lies to the south of Tiptree. The 25-hectare heath is the largest surviving fragment of heathland in Essex and is a ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004264.pdf |title=Tiptree Heath |format=PDF |accessdate=19 July 2008}}</ref> Historically the area was a focal point for smugglers, who used the secluded water inlets of ], ] and ], and often hid their contraband within the overgrown heathland. Species found on the heath include Cross-leaved Heather (]), Bell Heather (]) and Ling or Common Heather (]). To help maintain the heath, ] are grazed there during the summer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tiptreeturner.co.uk/tiptreefront.html |title=Tiptree – The Story So Far |accessdate=19 July 2008 }}</ref> and a herd of 8 hardy ] throughout the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tiptreeheath.co.uk/wildlife/pony.php |title=Ponies on Tiptree Heath|accessdate=2009 }}</ref> ] is a ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=15&N=&ID=1486 |title=Tiptree Parish Field |series=Local Nature Reserves |publisher=Natural England |date=27 February 2013 |accessdate=10 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816130608/http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=15&N=&ID=1486 |archivedate=16 August 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=REF_CODE%3D%271460486%27|title=Map of Tiptree Parish Field|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 10 July 2016}}</ref> | |||
| ==Governance== | |||
| An ] in the same name exists. This ward had a population of 7,583 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/tiptree-e05004142#sthash.6hDN47wQ.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|accessdate=29 September 2015}}</ref> | |||
| ==Economy== | |||
| Tiptree is an internationally recognised brand of ] manufactured in the village by ]. The business was founded by the Wilkins, a local farming family in 1885.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tiptree.com/family_history.php |title=Wilkin Family History |accessdate=19 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070727141413/http://www.tiptree.com/family_history.php |archivedate=27 July 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The company employs 220 full-time staff and has a turnover which exceeded £24 million in 2008. | |||
| Tiptree is the home of ], the world's first online recruitment service,{{CN|date=July 2016}} based on the Tower Business Park. They now employ around 100 local people.{{CN|date=July 2016}} Started in 1993, the company has grown significantly and in 2006 the company processed in excess of 9 million job applications. The village is the head office of Underwoods Motor Group with both ] and ] franchises. On the outskirts of Tiptree is Perrywood Garden Centre and Nurseries. | |||
| ==Religion== | |||
| Within the Church of England, the village is part of the United Benefice of ] with Tiptree and Great Braxted. The parish church is Saint Luke's, located on Church Road, next to St Lukes CofE Primary School. The church celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tk-tiptree-braxted-benefice.org.uk/stlukeshome.html |title=St Luke's Church |accessdate=29 March 2010}}</ref> | |||
| Alongside the parish church, there are three other churches in the village, Kingsland Church,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kingsland.org.uk/tiptree/tiptree_home.html |title=Kingsland Church |accessdate=29 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624075249/http://www.kingsland.org.uk/tiptree/tiptree_home.html |archivedate=24 June 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Tiptree United Reformed Church,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tiptreeurc.co.uk |title=Tiptree United Reformed Church |accessdate=29 March 2010}}</ref> and St John Houghton, a Roman Catholic church.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ourparish.org.uk/about-the-parish/fr-gordon.php |title=St John Houghton – Mass Centre |accessdate=29 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602204328/http://www.ourparish.org.uk/about-the-parish/fr-gordon.php |archivedate=2 June 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | |||
| In nearby village of Tolleshunt Knights is the oldest and largest Orthodox Christian Monastery in Western Europe, the ]. It was founded by Elder Sophrony, an Athos trained monk from Russia, in 1959.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.thyateira.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=373&Itemid=163,|title = Monastery of St. John the Baptist|date = |accessdate = 13 July 2014|website = Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> | |||
| == Transport == | |||
| From about 1904 until 1951 the village was served by the ] (locally known as the Crab and Winkle Line). It was an early victim of the mid-20th century cutbacks to the ] network and ] closed in 1951. The nearest operational railway station is ] on the main ] to ] line. | |||
| Today, the village is bisected by the B1022 ] to ] road, and the B1023 Kelvedon to ] road. Tiptree is also close to the main ] trunk road which passes through Essex. Bus services link the village to surrounding towns. | |||
| ==Climate== | |||
| In East Anglia, the warmest time of the year is July and August, when maximum temperatures average around <span style="white-space:nowrap">21 °C (70 °F)</span>. The coolest time of the year is January and February, when minimum temperatures average around <span style="white-space:nowrap">1 °C (34 °F)</span>. East Anglia's average annual rainfall is about <span style="white-space:nowrap">605 millimetres <span>, with October to January being the wettest months.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929093459/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/areal/east_anglia.html |date=29 September 2007 }}, Met Office Climate Data,accessed 21 April 2012</ref> | |||
| == Notable residents == | |||
| Notable residents have included: | |||
| * ] (1802-1880), silversmith, banker, inventor and Alderman of the City of London; owned, and died at, Tiptree Hall.<ref name="GBRJ">{{Cite episode |title=Ipswich to Chelmsford |series= Great British Railway Journeys |serieslink= Great British Railway Journeys |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03t7rgg |accessdate= 28 January 2014 |network= BBC |date= 28 January 2014 |seriesno= 5 |number= 17 |transcript= |transcripturl= }}</ref> | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
| {{Commons category|Tiptree}} | |||
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For other uses, see Tiptree (disambiguation). Human settlement in England
| Tiptree | |
|---|---|
 Messing Maypole mill | |
  TiptreeLocation within Essex | |
| Population | 9,182 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TL895165 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COLCHESTER |
| Postcode district | Crack |
| Dialling code | 01621 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
| 51°49′N 0°45′E / 51.81°N 0.75°E / 51.81; 0.75 | |
Tiptree is a village and civil parish in the English county of Essex, situated 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Colchester and around 50 miles (80 km) north-east of London. Surrounding villages include Messing, Tolleshunt Knights, Tolleshunt Major, Layer Marney, Inworth, Birch, Great Braxted, Great Totham and Little Totham.
The placename 'Tiptree' is first attested in a charter of circa 1225, where it appears as Typpetre. The name means "Tippa's tree".
The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 9,152. The village has been expanding rapidly for several years with large numbers of new houses and estates being built, though it stills retains the title of being a village. The 'village' status was the subject of a local referendum in 1999 but residents and secondary school pupils rejected town status. Tiptree is amongst the contenders for the title of 'largest village in England'.
Tiptree has four primary schools: St Luke's Church of England Primary school, Milldene Primary School, Tiptree Heath Primary School and Baynard's Primary School. Thurstable School provides secondary and sixth form education. Messing Maypole Mill, a Grade II* listed tower mill, and the preserves company Wilkin & Sons, whose products use the village name as part of their brand, are located in the village.
Tiptree is within the Borough of Colchester and is administered by Tiptree Parish Council, Colchester Borough Council and Essex County Council. It is within in the Parliamentary constituency of Witham.
Tiptree was the site of the Tiptree sneeze, an event that occurred on 22 February 2014 at a concert by the London Central Fellowship Band at St. Luke's Parish Church
- "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.475.