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Fields between Pattishall and Bugbrooke |
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Pattishall
Pattishall shown within Northamptonshire |
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| Population | 1,501 (2001 Census) 1,573 (2010 est)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SP671542 |
| - London | 72 miles (116 km) |
| 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 | |
Pattishall, also known in antiquity as Pateshull, 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].
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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.
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.
The civil parish of Pattishall had a population of 1,501 people at the time of the 2001 census,[2] including a Christian community of around 50 people, part of the evangelical Christian group, the Jesus Army.
Pattishall includes a church, park and a working farm.