Pytchley
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{{For|the two Royal Navy ships|HMS Pytchley}}
{{infobox UK place
|country = England
|official_name= Pytchley
|coordinates = {{coord|52.3619|-0.7458|display=inline,title}}
|population= 489
|population_ref= (2011 census)
|unitary_england= North Northamptonshire
|lieutenancy_england= Northamptonshire
|region= East Midlands
|constituency_westminster= Kettering
|post_town= Kettering
|postcode_district = NN14
|postcode_area= NN
|dial_code= 01536
|os_grid_reference= SP8574
|london_distance=
|static_image_name=Pytchley Church - geograph.org.uk - 191373.jpg
|static_image_caption= Church of All Saints, Pytchley
}}
Pytchley is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England, three miles south-west of Kettering and near the A14 road. At the time of the 2011 census, the parish's population was 489 people.[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127758&c=pytchley&d=16&e=62&g=6451538&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1437042803119&enc=1 Office for National Statistics: Pytchley CP: Parish headcounts]. Retrieved 16 July 2015 The village has a Church of England Primary School, a church and a pub. The Pytchley Hunt is a famous fox hunt based near the village.
The village's name means 'wood/clearing of Peoht'.{{Cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northamptonshire/Pytchley|title = Key to English Place-names}}
The village lost its bus service in 2018.{{Cite news|date=2021-11-23|title=Bus travel: 'Losing your village service is devastating'|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-59380288|access-date=2021-11-26}}
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External links
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- [http://www.pytchley-village.co.uk Village website]
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Category:Villages in Northamptonshire
Category:Civil parishes in Northamptonshire
Category:North Northamptonshire
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