{{Short description|Village in Northamptonshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}} {{Use British English|date=March 2014}} {{For|the two Royal Navy ships|HMS Pytchley}} {{infobox UK place |country = England |official_name= Pytchley |coordinates = {{coord|52.3619|-0.7458|display=inline,title}} |population= 489 |population_ref= (2011 census) |unitary_england= North Northamptonshire |lieutenancy_england= Northamptonshire |region= East Midlands |constituency_westminster= Kettering |post_town= Kettering |postcode_district = NN14 |postcode_area= NN |dial_code= 01536 |os_grid_reference= SP8574 |london_distance= |static_image_name=Pytchley Church - geograph.org.uk - 191373.jpg |static_image_caption= Church of All Saints, Pytchley }}
'''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.<ref>[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127758&c=pytchley&d=16&e=62&g=6451538&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1437042803119&enc=1 Office for National Statistics: Pytchley CP: Parish headcounts]. Retrieved 16 July 2015</ref> 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.
The village's name means 'wood/clearing of Peoht'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northamptonshire/Pytchley|title = Key to English Place-names}}</ref>
The village lost its bus service in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-11-23|title=Bus travel: 'Losing your village service is devastating'|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-59380288|access-date=2021-11-26}}</ref>
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==External links== {{Commons category|Pytchley|position=left}} *[http://www.pytchley-village.co.uk Village website]
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Category:Villages in Northamptonshire Category:Civil parishes in Northamptonshire Category:North Northamptonshire
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