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Pattishall

Village in Northamptonshire, England

Pattishall
Summary

Village in Northamptonshire, England

FieldValue
countryEngland
official_namePattishall
coordinates
civil_parishPattishall
population1,471
population_ref(2011 Census)
london_distance72 mi
unitary_englandWest Northamptonshire
lieutenancy_englandNorthamptonshire
regionEast Midlands
constituency_westminsterSouth Northamptonshirepost_town= TOWCESTER
postcode_districtNN12
postcode_areaNN
dial_code01327
os_grid_referenceSP671542
static_imageIsolated-barn-by-John-Winterbottom.jpg
static_image_width240px
static_image_captionFields between Pattishall and Bugbrooke

Pattishall, also known in antiquity as Pateshull, is a village and Parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The population of the civil parish (including Astcote, Dalscote and Eastcote) was 1,471 at the 2011 census. The village lies adjacent to the Roman road Watling Street (A5) and Banbury Lane, an ancient drove way, 4 miles north of Towcester and 7 miles south of Northampton.

The civil parish of Pattishall includes the villages of Pattishall, Eastcote, Astcote and Dalscote, part of Fosters Booth, and the hamlet of Cornhillin Eastcote).

Geography

Pattishall: Looking along the Crescent through the church gate

Pattishall is a small village located approximately 4.2 miles from Towcester, 8.3 miles from Wootton and 2.8 miles from Bugbrooke. Pattishall is surrounded by hilly fields and contains both 20th century housing and an older part of the village which is down a hill. The postcodes for the Towcester area begin NN12. In Pattishall there is one school, a Church of England primary school.

History

The name is derived from the Patishall family, three of whom were eminent judges during the 13th century, including one, Simon of Pattishall, who drafted Magna Carta. Pattishall was host to a prisoner-of-war camp during World War I, which housed 4500 Germans.

Demography

The civil parish of Pattishall had a population of 1,501 people at the time of the 2001 census, including a Christian community of around 50 people, part of the evangelical Christian group, the Jesus Army.

Landmarks

Pattishall includes a church, park and a working farm.

Sport

Pattishall Cricket Club and ground is located south of the village off School Road. A club senior XI team play friendlies against clubs in and around the local region.

Cornhill Squash Club is based in Cornhill Manor, Pattishall, and enters annual Summer and Winter Leagues.

References

References

  1. [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8117 GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pattishall in South Northamptonshire. Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.], quoting John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72).
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics.
  3. SNC. (2010). "South Northamptonshire Council Year Book 2010-2011".
  4. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01sdr7l BBC - World War I At Home, Pattishall, Northamptonshire] Retrieved 11 July 2018
  5. [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=797371&c=pattishall&d=16&e=15&g=473776&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1258322523303&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Office for National Statistics: Pattishall CP: Parish headcounts]. Retrieved 15 November 2009
  6. "Pattishall Cricket Club". Pattishall CC.
  7. "Cornhill Squash Club". Pattishall Parish Council.
  8. "Cornhill Squash Club Homepage". Cornhill Squash Club.
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