Pitton Explained

For other uses see Pitton (disambiguation).

Country:England
Static Image Name:Pitton - White Hill - geograph.org.uk - 1432293.jpg
Static Image Caption:White Hill, Pitton
Coordinates:51.081°N -1.699°W
Official Name:Pitton
Population:751
Population Ref:(parish, in 2011)[1]
Civil Parish:Pitton and Farley
Unitary England:Wiltshire
Shire County:Wiltshire
Region:South West England
Constituency Westminster:Salisbury
Post Town:Salisbury
Postcode District:SP5
Postcode Area:SP
Dial Code:01722
Os Grid Reference:SU212313

Pitton is a village in Wiltshire, England, about 7miles east of Salisbury, just off the A30 London Road.

History

A Roman road (now a bridleway) forms the northern boundary of the parish and is a scheduled monument.

Local government

The civil parish of Pitton and Farley encompasses the villages of Pitton and Farley. The parish elects a parish council. It is in the area of Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.

Churches

The Anglican Church of St Peter is Grade II* listed.[2] It dates from the 12th century and was restored in 1878–80 by Ewan Christian. There is a window by C.E. Kempe. The church was a chapelry of Alderbury until 1874 when the parish of Farley with Pitton was established, with Farley church as the parish church. Today the parish is one of the ten covered by the Clarendon team ministry.[3]

A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1888 and extended with a schoolroom in 1934.[4] From 2008 to 2011 the building housed an independent school (Milford Park School) and in 2013 it was converted into two residential dwellings.[5]

Amenities

The village has a shop and post office, a pub (The Silver Plough), a park, a village hall and a small recreation ground. Pitton CE Primary School is on the western edge of the village.[6]

The Clarendon Way recreational footpath between Salisbury and Winchester passes through the village.

Buses into Pitton are run by Wilts & Dorset, serving two bus stops (one by the park, one at the crossroads). The main buses are the 88 & 89 to Winterslow, although there is also an X87.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pitton and Farley (Parish) - Population Density, 2011. Office for National Statistics. 30 March 2015.
  2. Web site: Church of St. Peter, Pitton. Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. 30 March 2015.
  3. Web site: St Peter’s Church, Pitton. The Clarendon Team. 8 November 2019.
  4. Web site: Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Pitton. Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. 30 March 2015.
  5. Web site: Planning Decision S/2012/1387/FULL. Wiltshire Council. 30 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402092045/http://southplanning.wiltshire.gov.uk/public-planning-application-documents/00541000/00540685_Decision_Notice.pdf. 2 April 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: Pitton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School . 2024-04-18 . www.pitton.wilts.sch.uk.