# Pitchcombe

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{{Short description|Village in Gloucestershire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
 | official_name=         Pitchcombe
 | civil_parish =         Pitchcombe
 | country=               England
 | region=                South West England
 |coordinates = {{coord|51.766895|-2.2174765|display=inline,title}}
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 | post_town=            
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 | dial_code=
 | shire_district=         [Stroud](/source/Stroud_District)
 | shire_county=          [Gloucestershire](/source/Gloucestershire)
 | hide_services=           Yes
 | population =232
 | population_ref =(2011 census)
 | area_total_km2=2.034
 |static_image=Pitchcombe (Glos) St John the Baptist's Church - geograph.org.uk - 68364.jpg
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 |website=https://pitchcombepc.org.uk/
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'''Pitchcombe''' is a village and [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) {{convert|6|mi|km}} south of [Gloucester](/source/Gloucester),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/gazetteer/howfar?from=121541&to=121146|title=Distance from Pitchcombe [51.772606, 2.218294]|publisher=[GENUKI](/source/GENUKI)|accessdate=3 May 2021}}</ref> in the [Stroud](/source/Stroud_District) district, in the county of [Gloucestershire](/source/Gloucestershire), England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 232.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/admin/stroud/E04004373__pitchcombe/|title=Pitchcombe|publisher=City Population De.|accessdate=3 May 2021}}</ref> The parish touches [Harescombe](/source/Harescombe), [Painswick](/source/Painswick) and [Whiteshill and Ruscombe](/source/Whiteshill_and_Ruscombe).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/7000000000020443|title=Pitchcombe|publisher=[Ordnance Survey](/source/Ordnance_Survey)|accessdate=3 May 2021}}</ref>

== Landmarks ==
There are 27 listed buildings in Pitchcombe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/pitchcombe-stroud-gloucestershire|title=Listed buildings in Pitchcombe, Stroud, Gloucestershire|publisher=British Listed Buildings|accessdate=3 May 2021}}</ref> Pitchcombe has a church called St John the Baptist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/14060/|title=St John the Baptist|publisher=[A Church Near You](/source/A_Church_Near_You)|accessdate=3 May 2021}}</ref> and a village hall that was originally the village school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edgepitchcombe.org.uk/village-halls/pitchcombe-village-hall/|title=Pitchcombe Village Hall|publisher=Edge and Pitchcombe|accessdate=3 May 2021}}</ref>

== History ==
The name origin of "Pitchcombe" is uncertain and probably means 'Pincen's valley' but may mean 'pitch valley'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Gloucestershire/Pitchcombe|title=Pitchcombe Key to English Place-names|publisher=The University of Nottingham|access-date=3 May 2021}}</ref> Pitchcombe has been called Pichelecumb, Pinchenecumbe and Pychecombe in the past.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchcombepc.org.uk/village-history/|title=Village history|publisher=Pitchcombe Parish Council|access-date=3 May 2021}}</ref> In 1327 Pitchcombe was in [Standish](/source/Standish%2C_Gloucestershire) parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol10/pp119-122|title=The Hundred of Whitstone|publisher=British History Online|access-date=3 May 2021}}</ref>

== References ==
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Category:Villages in Gloucestershire
Category:Civil parishes in Gloucestershire
Category:Stroud District

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