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Population
  
671 (2011)

Region
  
East Midlands

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Shire county
  
Northamptonshire

Dialling code
  
01604

OS grid reference
  
SP7568

Country
  
England

Post town
  
Northampton

District
  
Daventry District

UK parliament constituency
  
Kettering

Pitsford

Weather
  
6°C, Wind SW at 18 km/h, 85% Humidity

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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, increasing to 671 at the 2011 census.

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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*. 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, is north-west of the village, but only part of it lies within the parish. 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

    Pitsford Wikipedia