Pattishall
Encyclopedia
Pattishall, also known in antiquity as Pateshull, is a village and Parish in South
Northamptonshire
, England. 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 Cornhill. The 2001 census
showed the parish population was 1,501 people (the 2010 estimated population is 1,573 of which 790 are in Pattishall, 462 in Astcote and 321 in Eastcote).
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.
, who drafted Magna Carta
.
, including a Christian
community of around 50 people, part of the evangelical Christian group, the Jesus Army
.
South Northamptonshire
South Northamptonshire is a local government district in Northamptonshire, England. Its council is based in Towcester.The district is rural and sparsely populated with just over 79,293 people in 2000 and 91,000 in 2008, a 14.8% increase. The largest town in the district is Brackley, which has a...
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
, England. The village lies adjacent to the Roman road
Roman road
The Roman roads were a vital part of the development of the Roman state, from about 500 BC through the expansion during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Roman roads enabled the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate. The Roman road system spanned more than 400,000 km...
Watling Street
Watling Street
Watling Street is the name given to an ancient trackway in England and Wales that was first used by the Britons mainly between the modern cities of Canterbury and St Albans. The Romans later paved the route, part of which is identified on the Antonine Itinerary as Iter III: "Item a Londinio ad...
(A5) and Banbury Lane, an ancient drove way, 4 miles north of Towcester
Towcester
Towcester , the Roman town of Lactodorum, is a small town in south Northamptonshire, England.-Etymology:Towcester comes from the Old English Tófe-ceaster. Tófe refers to the River Tove; Bosworth and Toller compare it to the "Scandinavian proper names" Tófi and Tófa...
and 7 miles south of Northampton
Northampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
.
The civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Pattishall includes the villages of Pattishall, Eastcote
Eastcote, Northamptonshire
Eastcote is a small village in the shire county of Northamptonshire , England. It is approximately 7 miles from the county town of Northampton.-Governance:...
, Astcote
Astcote
Astcote is a hamlet in near the town of Towcester in Northamptonshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Pattishall.The settlement was recorded in the Domesday Book....
and Dalscote
Dalscote
Dalscote is a small village in South Northamptonshire, England. It is north of Towcester and between Gayton and Eastcote. There is a car-body repair workshop there but no other amenities. It is in the civil parish of Pattishall....
, part of Fosters Booth, and the hamlet of Cornhill. The 2001 census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
showed the parish population was 1,501 people (the 2010 estimated population is 1,573 of which 790 are in Pattishall, 462 in Astcote and 321 in Eastcote).
Geography
Wootton, Northamptonshire
Wootton, Northamptonshire is a village about south of Northampton town centre and now part of the Northampton Borough Council area.The village is separated from Hardingstone by the Newport Pagnell Road the B526, formerly part of the A50 road...
and 2.8 miles from Bugbrooke
Bugbrooke
Bugbrooke is a large village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England, on a ridge overlooking the valley of the River Nene.-Location:It is about south west of Northampton...
. 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
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
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 PattishallSimon of Pattishall
Simon of Pattishall was an English judge and civil servant who is considered the first Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. The first appearance of Pattishall in the records was in 1190, where he served as the escheator for Northamptonshire and also as a judge, serving in Westminster and as a...
, who drafted Magna Carta
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is an English charter, originally issued in the year 1215 and reissued later in the 13th century in modified versions, which included the most direct challenges to the monarch's authority to date. The charter first passed into law in 1225...
.
Demography
The civil parish of Pattishall had a population of 1,501 people at the time of the 2001 censusUnited Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
, including a Christian
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
community of around 50 people, part of the evangelical Christian group, the Jesus Army
Jesus Army
The Jesus Army is the identity that the Jesus Fellowship Church uses in its outreach and street-based work. It is a neocharismatic evangelical Christian movement based in the United Kingdom, that is part of the British New Church Movement....
.