Pitchcombe
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name= Pitchcombe
| civil_parish = Pitchcombe
| country= England
| region= South West England
|coordinates = {{coord|51.766895|-2.2174765|display=inline,title}}
| os_grid_reference=
| post_town=
| postcode_area=
| postcode_district=
| dial_code=
| shire_district= Stroud
| shire_county= Gloucestershire
| hide_services= Yes
| population =232
| population_ref =(2011 census)
| area_total_km2=2.034
|static_image=Pitchcombe (Glos) St John the Baptist's Church - geograph.org.uk - 68364.jpg
|static_image_caption=
|website=https://pitchcombepc.org.uk/
}}
Pitchcombe is a village and civil parish {{convert|6|mi|km}} south of Gloucester,{{cite web|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/gazetteer/howfar?from=121541&to=121146|title=Distance from Pitchcombe [51.772606, 2.218294]|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=3 May 2021}} in the Stroud district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 232.{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/admin/stroud/E04004373__pitchcombe/|title=Pitchcombe|publisher=City Population De.|accessdate=3 May 2021}} The parish touches Harescombe, Painswick and Whiteshill and Ruscombe.{{cite web|url=http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/7000000000020443|title=Pitchcombe|publisher=Ordnance Survey|accessdate=3 May 2021}}
Landmarks
There are 27 listed buildings in Pitchcombe.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/pitchcombe-stroud-gloucestershire|title=Listed buildings in Pitchcombe, Stroud, Gloucestershire|publisher=British Listed Buildings|accessdate=3 May 2021}} Pitchcombe has a church called St John the Baptist{{cite web|url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/14060/|title=St John the Baptist|publisher=A Church Near You|accessdate=3 May 2021}} and a village hall that was originally the village school.{{cite web|url=http://edgepitchcombe.org.uk/village-halls/pitchcombe-village-hall/|title=Pitchcombe Village Hall|publisher=Edge and Pitchcombe|accessdate=3 May 2021}}
History
The name origin of "Pitchcombe" is uncertain and probably means 'Pincen's valley' but may mean 'pitch valley'.{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Gloucestershire/Pitchcombe|title=Pitchcombe Key to English Place-names|publisher=The University of Nottingham|access-date=3 May 2021}} Pitchcombe has been called Pichelecumb, Pinchenecumbe and Pychecombe in the past.{{cite web|url=https://pitchcombepc.org.uk/village-history/|title=Village history|publisher=Pitchcombe Parish Council|access-date=3 May 2021}} In 1327 Pitchcombe was in Standish parish.{{cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol10/pp119-122|title=The Hundred of Whitstone|publisher=British History Online|access-date=3 May 2021}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Commons cat}}
Category:Villages in Gloucestershire
Category:Civil parishes in Gloucestershire
{{Gloucestershire-geo-stub}}