Pytchley

For the two Royal Navy ships, see HMS Pytchley.
Pytchley
Church of All Saints, Pytchley
Pytchley is located in Northamptonshire
Pytchley
Pytchley
Location within Northamptonshire
Population489 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceSP8574
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKettering
Postcode districtNN14
Dialling code01536
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
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England
Northamptonshire
52°21′43″N 0°44′45″W / 52.3619°N 0.7458°W / 52.3619; -0.7458

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]

References

  1. ^ Office for National Statistics: Pytchley CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 16 July 2015
  2. ^ "Key to English Place-names".
  3. ^ "Bus travel: 'Losing your village service is devastating'". BBC News. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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