Pirton, Hertfordshire

{{Infobox UK place

|country = England

|coordinates = {{coord|51.97277|-0.33148|display=inline,title}}

|official_name= Pirton

|population= 1,274

|population_ref= (2011 Census){{cite web |title=Pirton Parish |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04004789 |website=NOMIS |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=4 November 2021}}

|shire_district= North Hertfordshire

| shire_county = Hertfordshire

|region= East of England

|constituency_westminster= Hitchin and Harpenden

|post_town= Hitchin

|postcode_district = SG5

|postcode_area= SG

|dial_code= 01462

|os_grid_reference= TL147317

|static_image_name = File:Church of St. Mary, Pirton, north side - geograph.org.uk - 89386.jpg

|static_image_caption= St Mary's Church, Pirton

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Pirton is a large village and civil parish three miles northwest of Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,274.

History

Pirton first appeared in official records in the Domesday Book in 1086 within the hundred of Hitchin.http://opendomesday.org/place/TL1431/pirton/ Open Domesday Map: Pirton, Hertfordshire The village was then known as Peritone (meaning 'Homestead of Pears')A Foot on Three Daisies - Pirton's Story - Pirton Local History Group, 1987 {{ISBN|0-9512103-0-0}}

Notable buildings

The parish church, rebuilt in 1877, but with the remains of its 12th-century tower, is built within the bailey of a former castle, Toot Hill.{{cite book |url= https://archive.org/details/inventoryofhisto00roya |title=An Inventory of the Historical Monuments of Hertfordshire |last=Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England) |pages=[https://archive.org/details/inventoryofhisto00roya/page/161 161]–165 |year=1911 | publisher=His Majesty's Stationery Office | place=London}} There is also a Methodist church.

Pirton Grange, which was remodelled in the 18th century, is in the north of the parish, and is a particularly interesting, moated Elizabethan house with a timber-framed gatehouse. Hammonds Farm and Rectory Farm, with its tithe barn, are also Elizabethan.

Transport

The Icknield Way Path passes through the village on its {{convert|110|mile|km|adj=on}} journey from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire to Knettishall Heath in Suffolk. The [http://www.IcknieldWayTrail.org.uk Icknield Way Trail], a multi-user route for walkers, horse riders and off-road cyclists also passes through the village.

Education

There is a village school which teaches children from reception to Year 6. Many students continue on at Hitchin Priory.

References

External links

[http://www.pirtonhistory.org.uk Pirton Local History Group website]
[http://www.pirtonparishcouncil.org.uk Pirton Parish Council Official website]

Category:Villages in Hertfordshire

Category:Civil parishes in Hertfordshire