Pytchley

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Pytchley
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Pytchley
Location within Northamptonshire
Population489  (2011 census)
OS grid reference SP8574
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Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Kettering
Postcode district NN14
Dialling code 01536
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52°21′43″N0°44′45″W / 52.3619°N 0.7458°W / 52.3619; -0.7458 Coordinates: 52°21′43″N0°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]

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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.