Tixover

Tixover is a small village and civil parish in Rutland. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 census was 174, falling to 163 at the 2011 census.^[3]

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Tixover
St Luke's Church, Tixover
Tixover Location within Rutland
Area	1.32 sq mi (3.4 km2) [1]
Population	174 2001 Census[2]
• Density	132/sq mi (51/km2)
OS grid reference	SK975003
• London	79 miles (127 km) SSE
Unitary authority	Rutland
Shire county	Rutland
Ceremonial county	Rutland
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STAMFORD
Postcode district	PE9
Dialling code	01780
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Rutland and Melton
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The village's name means 'ridge with young goats'. The second element derives from either the Old English 'ofer' and 'ora', which both mean ridge.^[4]

The parish is on the River Welland which is the county boundary with Northamptonshire. Most of the houses in the parish are east of the A47 road. St Luke's Church, near the River Welland, now stands about 3/4 mile from the village. The church is a Grade II* listed building.^[5]

Tixover Grange, west of the A47, was home to the residential school named after Wilfred Pickles from 1955^[6] to the 1980s. Tixover House is now a care home, run by Barchester Healthcare.^[7]

Tixover Quarry is a popular off-road driving centre, which is used by Land Rover Owner Magazine for vehicle tests and photo shoots.^{[citation needed]}