Coordinates: 52°18′23″N 0°53′34″W / 52.3064°N 0.8927°W
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| Population | 636 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| 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 |
| List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire | |
Pitsford is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of the non-metropolitan county of Northamptonshire in the United Kingdom. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 636 people.[1]
Pitsford Water, which is used for fishing and sailing as well as storing water for the local area,[2] is north-west of the village, although only part of it lies within the parish.[3] Pitsford Airstrip is at Moulton Grange Farm. Pitsford Hall is home to Northamptonshire Grammar School[4] which runs Pitsford Hall weather station. 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. Henry Watkin, the Utopian socialist, was born in the village in 1824.
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Pitsford CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 16 November 2009
- ^ Anglian Water: Pitsford Water Park. Retrieved 16 November 2009
- ^ Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 mapping
- ^ Independent Schools Directory: Northamptonshire Grammar School. Retrieved 16 November 2009
External links
- Information about the parish church
- Map sources for Pitsford
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