Pytchley Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Pytchley
Coordinates:52.3619°N -0.7458°W
Population:489
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Unitary England:North Northamptonshire
Lieutenancy England:Northamptonshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Kettering
Post Town:Kettering
Postcode District:NN14
Postcode Area:NN
Dial Code:01536
Os Grid Reference:SP8574
Static Image Name:Pytchley Church - geograph.org.uk - 191373.jpg
Static Image Caption:Church of All Saints, Pytchley

Pytchley is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England, three miles south-west of Kettering and near the A14 road. At the time of the 2011 census, the parish's population was 489 people.[1] The village has a Church of England Primary School, a church and a pub. The Pytchley Hunt is a famous fox hunt based near the village.

The village's name means 'wood/clearing of Peoht'.[2]

The village lost its bus service in 2018.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127758&c=pytchley&d=16&e=62&g=6451538&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1437042803119&enc=1 Office for National Statistics: Pytchley CP: Parish headcounts
  2. Web site: Key to English Place-names.
  3. News: 2021-11-23. Bus travel: 'Losing your village service is devastating'. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-11-26.