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16-642: Dingley may refer to: Places [ edit ] Dingley, Northamptonshire , England Dingley, Missouri , United States Dingley Island , Maine, United States Dingley Village, Victoria , Australia Stanford Dingley , a village in Berkshire, England Dingley Hall, a hotel on Sodor (fictional island) Other uses [ edit ] Dingley (surname) The Dingleys , an early South African television family drama See also [ edit ] Dingley Act (shipping) , an 1884 merchant marine law in

32-622: A daughter of Richard Conyers of Wakerley . A miniature portrait of Thomas Griffin by Nicholas Hilliard has the inscription "Anno Domini 1599, Aetatis Suae 20', he was born early in 1580. In 1603 Queen Elizabeth died. James VI of Scotland became king, an event known as the Union of the Crowns . His wife, Anne of Denmark came to England in June 1603, and noblewomen and gentry travelled to meet her, perhaps in hope of gaining favour or employment in

48-508: Is dated 1558 - was re-sited during these alterations. In 1781-2 the west wing was demolished, but it remained a large rambling house. On 24 June 1603 Sir Thomas Griffin entertained Anne of Denmark her son Prince Henry , and Princess Elizabeth at Dingley, on their way to London from Edinburgh. Lady Anne Clifford and her aunt the Countess of Warwick travelled from London to see the queen at Dingley, meeting Lucy, Countess of Bedford on

64-580: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dingley, Northamptonshire Dingley is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire , England, located along the A427 , about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the nearest town, Market Harborough . It is also close to the A6 and near the border with Leicestershire . At the time of the 2001 census ,

80-609: Is left of the original interiors. Although Dingley Hall is a private property, for 30 years it hosted musical events throughout the year called 'Music at Dingley' with concerts in the Norman church or in the Porch House. Having had 30 wonderful years of music making, the committee have decided to stop. A small village grew up as part of the Dingley Hall estate; there are two distinctive rows of attractive workers' cottages on

96-497: The A427 half a mile into the village beyond Dingley Hall gatehouse. Point to point racing takes place between Easter and summer and draws a crowd averaging 10,000 at each meeting. [REDACTED] Media related to Dingley, Northamptonshire at Wikimedia Commons Thomas Griffin (died 1615) Thomas Griffin was the eldest son of Sir Edward Griffin (d. 1620) of Dingley , Braybrooke , and Gumley Ewing and Lucy Conyers (d. 1620),

112-817: The United States Dingley Act , an 1897 tariff law in the United States Frank L. Dingley House , an historic house in Auburn, Maine Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Dingley . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dingley&oldid=1184112842 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

128-656: The funeral of Anne of Denmark in 1619 as a lady of the Privy Chamber. Thomas Griffin married Catherine Monson, daughter of Sir John Monson of Carlton . He married secondly, Elizabeth Touchet (d. 1662), a daughter of George Touchet, Lord Audley , (she was the widow of Sir John Stawell or Stowell of Cothelstone , and mother of John Stawell ), but had no male heir. Lucy Griffin, the daughter of Thomas Griffin and Elizabeth Touchet, married Sir Richard Wiseman of Torrell's Hall, Willingale, Essex . Frances Griffin, his sister, married Roger Smith of Withcote , brother of

144-561: The new queen and Prince Henry at Dingley, and wrote about her journey from London. She rode to Tittenhanger Park , and met her mother, the Countess of Cumberland , and the next day rode to Wrest Park which was deserted and locked up. After a night at Rockingham Castle they went to Lady Nedham's house at Litchborough , and then perhaps at Wymondley Priory met Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford , who had attended Anne of Denmark from Edinburgh. They went together to Dingley. At Dingley on 24 June, Anne Clifford and her party were presented to

160-459: The parish's population was 209 people, reducing to 194 at the 2011 census. The villages name origin is uncertain. 'Dynni's wood/clearing' or perhaps, 'hollow wood/clearing'. Dingley is part of North Northamptonshire . Before local government changes it was part of Kettering borough. The main feature of the village is Dingley Hall which has had many famous owners over the centuries. A house has stood on this site from medieval times when it

176-606: The queen and her children. Lord Buckhurst wrote on 21 June 1603 that he and the Lord Keeper Thomas Egerton were travelling "to do our duties to the Queen, the Prince, and Princess, all the world flying beforehand to see her". Sir Robert Crosse complained that Elizabeth Raleigh had persuaded him to make an "idle journey" to meet the queen and she had received "but idle graces". His father, Edward Griffin,

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192-628: The queen who greeted them with a kiss. Three favourites of Sir Robert Cecil were there, the Lady Suffolk , the young Lady Derby , and Lady Walsingham . Princess Elizabeth had already gone on to Coombe Abbey near Coventry. After a night at Dingley, Anne Clifford travelled a day south with the queen's party towards Althorp , then she and her mother and her cousin Anne Vavasour rode to Coventry to see Princess Elizabeth. Many courtiers travelled to Northamptonshire at this time to greet

208-471: The royal household. One of the places where Anne of Denmark stayed and received guests was Griffin's house at Dingley Hall in Northamptonshire . Dingley Hall had been rebuilt in the 1550s by Edward Griffin and his second wife Anne Smith, daughter of John Smith, baron of the Exchequer , and the porch is carved with the date 1558 and their initials, and other inscriptions. Lady Anne Clifford came to see

224-514: The way. The queen moved to Althorp the next day. It became the home of the First World War naval leader Admiral David Beatty . The Hall continued as a family home until 1936. During World War II it was used as a nursing home. Although the estate was sold in 1958, the house was left to deteriorate until it was gutted in 1972. In 1978, it was bought by the architect Kit Martin who divided it into seven houses and three flats. Nothing

240-458: Was a Preceptory for the Knights' Hospitallers. It is first recorded as Dinglei , meaning "the woodland clearing marked by valleys". At the dissolution of the monasteries it was sold to Edward Griffin . During the late 1550s Griffin had the house extensively rebuilt leaving only the older tower, and adding a renaissance style porch. Further additions were made in the 1680s and the porch - which

256-698: Was made a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of James VI and I in July 1603. In August 1604 Prince Charles travelled to London from Dunfermline Palace with his guardian Alexander Seton . They lodged in William Skipwith's Leicester townhouse, and came to Dingley on 18 August. King James came to Dingley in August 1612, 1614, and 1616. He died in 1615, and his estates passed to his younger brother, Sir Edward Griffin . His wife, Lady Griffin, attended

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