Pattishall

Pattishall
Fields between Pattishall and Bugbrooke
Pattishall Pattishall shown within Northamptonshire
Population	1,501 (2001 Census) 1,573 (2010 est)^[1]
OS grid reference	SP671542
– London	72 miles (116 km)
Civil parish	Pattishall
District	South Northamptonshire district
Shire county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TOWCESTER
Postcode district	NN12
Dialling code	01327
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Daventry
List of places UK England Northamptonshire

Coordinates: 52°10′57″N 1°01′09″W / 52.182421°N 1.019295°W / 52.182421; -1.019295

Pattishall, also known in antiquity as Pateshull,^[2] 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).^[1]

Geography

Pattishall: Looking along the Crescent through the church gate

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.

History

The name is derived from the Patishall family, three of whom were eminent judges during the 13th century, including one, Simon of Pattishall, who drafted Magna Carta.

Demography

The civil parish of Pattishall had a population of 1,501 people at the time of the 2001 census,^[3] including a Christian community of around 50 people, part of the evangelical Christian group, the Jesus Army.

Landmarks

Pattishall includes a church, park and a working farm.

References

1 2 SNC (2010). South Northamptonshire Council Year Book 2010-2011. Towcester NN12 7FA. p. 39.
↑ GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pattishall in South Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time., quoting John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72).
↑ Office for National Statistics: Pattishall CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 15 November 2009

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