The parish church of St Bartholomew's dates from the early Norman period.

The first element ' ting ' or ' tyn ' is from Old Norse Þing - ( ' thing' ) ( ” assembly place ” ).

The ghost of Henry Burghersh, 14th-century Bishop of Lincoln, is reputed to haunt the area.

It was then given two years later to the Duke of Somerset who exchanged it with a property belonging to Wells Cathedral.

Scenes of the period drama The Monuments Men were shot in Fingest in May 2013.