Pattishall


Pattishall, also known in antiquity as Pateshull, is a village and Parish in South Northamptonshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 1,471 at the 2011 census. The village lies adjacent to the Roman road Watling Street 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 Cornhillin Eastcote).

Geography

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. Pattishall was host to a prisoner-of-war camp during World War One, which housed 4500 Germans.

Demography

The civil parish of Pattishall had a population of 1,501 people at the time of the 2001 census, 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.