Pytchley

Pytchley

Pytchley

Human settlement in England

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.

For the two Royal Navy ships, see HMS Pytchley.
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The village's name means 'wood/clearing of Peoht'.[2]

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

References

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