Tealby is noted for the Tennyson-d'Eyncourt family, which provided the village hall and school. In the 1980s the school was used for filming the programme
Nanny. In the early 2000s the village was granted permission for a shop to be built, now run by volunteers. The village post office was threatened with closure but it is open at certain times of the week. Tealby church, built using local orange-iron stone, is dedicated to
All Saints and dates back to the 12th century; it holds memorials to the Tennyson-d'Eyncourt family. Tealby residents included
Bernie Taupin, who lived on Beck Hill (
Elton John recorded a song about "Tealby Abbey" on
Regimental Sgt. Zippo). The King's Head, one of two
public houses in the village, is one of the oldest in the country and retains a thatched roof. Tealby has a Bowls Club and a Lawn Tennis Club, the courts of which are a facility for the wider district, the club promoting a Young Leaders Tennis Course and competitions. The village hall, run by a committee, is used for parties, social events, playgroups, school events and meetings.
Bayons Manor Tealby's Bayons Manor was owned by
Charles Tennyson, later Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, the uncle of
Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Bayons Manor house was built between 1836 and 1842 for Tennyson d'Eyncourt, to designs by
William Adams Nicholson and with contributions made by
Anthony Salvin. It consisted of castellated mansion with a moat, machicolated and embattled towers, curtain-wall and great hall with a hammer-beam roof. It was situated on rising ground to provide a picturesque scene and to give the widest views. The house was occupied by troops during the Second World War, and was sold in 1944. The estate was purchased by a local farmer, primarily for the farmland since the house was already derelict and becoming dangerous. Because of its condition a subsequent owner had it blown up in 1964. Bayons Manor was a rare example of a
Victorian stately home in the style of a moated castle.
Tealby Thorpe This hamlet is a short distance south-west of Tealby village. It has a watermill on the
River Rase, and also boasts a couple of fords. ==Tealby Hoard==