Pitsford
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  Pitsford |
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| Population | 671 (2011) |
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| OS grid reference | SP7568 |
| District | Daventry |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode district | NN6 |
| Dialling code | 01604 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Kettering |
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Coordinates: 52°18′23″N 0°53′34″W / 52.3064°N 0.8927°W
Pitsford is a village and civil parish in the Daventry District of the non-metropolitan county of Northamptonshire in the United Kingdom. According to 2001 census, the parish's population was 636 people,[1] increasing to 671 at the 2011 census.[2]
Notable buildings
The Historic England website contains details of a total of 15 entries for listed buildings in the parish of Pitseford, all of which are Grade II except for All Saints’ Church which is Grade II*.[3] These include:
- All Saints' Church, Church Lane
- Griffin Inn, High Street
- Pitsford Hall, Moulton Road, which is now used by Pitsford School.
Notable inhabitant
- Henry Watkin was born in the village in 1824.
Pitsford Water, which is used for fishing and sailing as well as storing water for the local area,[4] is north-west of the village, but only part of it lies within the parish.[5] Pitsford Airstrip is at Moulton Grange Farm. Ironstone is quarried at Pitsford and was formerly transported by rail; the railway line is now part of the preserved Northampton & Lamport Railway which has its headquarters at Pitsford and Brampton railway station.
References
- ↑ Office for National Statistics: Pitsford CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 16 November 2009
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighborough Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ "Historic England – The List". Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ↑ Anglian Water: Pitsford Water Park. Retrieved 16 November 2009
- ↑ Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 mapping
External links
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- Information about the parish church
- Map sources for Pitsford
