Pitsford
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Pitsford is a village
and civil parish in the Daventry district
of the non-metropolitan county of Northamptonshire
in the United Kingdom
. At the time of the 2001 census
, the parish's population was 636 people. There is one pub, The Griffin, situated in the high street, which is a listed building.
Pitsford Water, which is used for fishing
and sailing
as well as storing water for the local area, is north-west of the village, although only part of it lies within the parish. Pitsford Airstrip is at Moulton Grange Farm. Pitsford Hall is home to Northamptonshire Grammar School
which runs Pitsford Hall weather station
. Ironstone is quarried at Pitsford and was formerly transported by rail
; the railway line is now part of the preserved Northampton & Lamport Railway
which has its headquarters at Pitsford and Brampton railway station
. Henry Watkin
, the Utopian socialist, was born in the village in 1824.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish in the Daventry district
Daventry (district)
The Daventry district is the largest local government district of western Northamptonshire, England. The district is named after the town of Daventry which is the administrative headquarters and largest town...
of the non-metropolitan county of 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,...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. At the time of 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....
, the parish's population was 636 people. There is one pub, The Griffin, situated in the high street, which is a listed building.
Pitsford Water, which is used for fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
and sailing
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
as well as storing water for the local area, is north-west of the village, although only part of it lies within the parish. Pitsford Airstrip is at Moulton Grange Farm. Pitsford Hall is home to Northamptonshire Grammar School
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
which runs Pitsford Hall weather station
Pitsford Hall weather station
is an independent climatological station maintained by in the village of Pitsford, Northamptonshire. The station was established in 1998 and maintains a daily weather record using traditional weather instruments as well as a fully automated online automatic weather station...
. Ironstone is quarried at Pitsford and was formerly transported by rail
Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...
; the railway line is now part of the preserved Northampton & Lamport Railway
Northampton & Lamport Railway
The Northampton & Lamport Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway in Northamptonshire, England. It is based at Pitsford and Brampton station, near the villages of Pitsford and Chapel Brampton, roughly north of Northampton.-Overview:...
which has its headquarters at Pitsford and Brampton railway station
Pitsford and Brampton railway station
Pitsford and Brampton railway station is a railway station serving the villages of Pitsford and Chapel Brampton in Northamptonshire, England.The station was once an intermediate stop on the Northampton-Market Harborough railway line, which closed in 1981...
. Henry Watkin
Henry Watkin
Henry Watkin , was an expatriate English printer and cooperative socialist in Cincinnati, Ohio during the mid-to-late 19th century....
, the Utopian socialist, was born in the village in 1824.