Pattishall

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Pattishall
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Pattishall
Location within Northamptonshire
Population1,471 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference SP671542
•  London 72 miles (116 km)
Civil parish
  • Pattishall
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town TOWCESTER
Postcode district NN12
Dialling code 01327
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Fire Northamptonshire
Ambulance East Midlands
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England
Northamptonshire
52°10′57″N1°01′09″W / 52.182421°N 1.019295°W / 52.182421; -1.019295

Pattishall, also known in antiquity as Pateshull, [1] is a village and Parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The population of the civil parish (including Astcote, Dalscote and Eastcote) was 1,471 at the 2011 census. [2] The village lies adjacent to the Roman road Watling Street (A5) and Banbury Lane, an ancient drove way, 4 miles north of Towcester and 7 miles south of Northampton.

Contents

The civil parish of Pattishall includes the villages of Pattishall, Eastcote, Astcote and Dalscote, part of Fosters Booth, and the hamlet of Cornhillin Eastcote). [3]

Geography

Pattishall: Looking along the Crescent through the church gate Pattishall as seen through church gate.jpg
Pattishall: Looking along the Crescent through the church gate

Pattishall is a small village located approximately 4.2 miles from Towcester, 8.3 miles from Wootton and 2.8 miles from Bugbrooke. Pattishall is surrounded by hilly fields and contains both 20th century housing and an older part of the village which is down a hill. The postcodes for the Towcester area begin NN12. In Pattishall there is one school, a Church of England primary school.

History

The name is derived from the Patishall family, three of whom were eminent judges during the 13th century, including one, Simon of Pattishall, who drafted Magna Carta. Pattishall was host to a prisoner-of-war camp during World War I, which housed 4500 Germans. [4]

Demography

The civil parish of Pattishall had a population of 1,501 people at the time of the 2001 census, [5] including a Christian community of around 50 people, part of the evangelical Christian group, the Jesus Army.

Landmarks

Pattishall includes a church, park and a working farm.

Sport

Pattishall Cricket Club and ground is located south of the village off School Road. [6] A club senior XI team play friendlies against clubs in and around the local region.

Cornhill Squash Club is based in Cornhill Manor, Pattishall, [7] and enters annual Summer and Winter Leagues. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pattishall in South Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time., quoting John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72).
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  3. ↑ SNC (2010). South Northamptonshire Council Year Book 2010-2011. Towcester. p. 39.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ↑ BBC - World War I At Home, Pattishall, Northamptonshire Retrieved 11 July 2018
  5. ↑ Office for National Statistics: Pattishall CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 15 November 2009
  6. ↑ "Pattishall Cricket Club". pattishall.play-cricket.com. Pattishall CC. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Cornhill Squash Club". pattishallparish.org.uk. Pattishall Parish Council. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Cornhill Squash Club Homepage". cornhillsquash.mycourts.co.uk. Cornhill Squash Club. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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