# Pytchley

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{{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)](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011)
|unitary_england=          [North Northamptonshire](/source/North_Northamptonshire)
|lieutenancy_england=            [Northamptonshire](/source/Northamptonshire)
|region=                   East Midlands
|constituency_westminster= [Kettering](/source/Kettering_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
|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](/source/civil_parish) in [Northamptonshire](/source/Northamptonshire), England, three miles south-west of [Kettering](/source/Kettering) and near the [A14 road](/source/A14_road_(Great_Britain)). At the time of the [2011 census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011), 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](/source/Church_of_England) [Primary School](/source/Primary_School), a [church](/source/church_(building)) and a [pub](/source/Public_house). The [Pytchley Hunt](/source/Pytchley_Hunt) is a famous [fox hunt](/source/Fox_hunting) 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](/source/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>

==References==
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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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