Pytchley, Northamptonshire

Description
Pytchley, a village and a parish in Northamptonshire. The village stands 2 1/2 miles S of Kettering, and 2 1/2 from Isham station on the main line of the M.R., and has a post office under Kettering; money order office, Broughton; telegraph office, Kettering. The parish comprises 286 6 acres; population, 528. There is a parish council consisting of nine members. The manor belongs to Lord Wantage. Pytchley Hall was a fine old seat of the Knightleys, became the headquarters of the Pytchley hunt, afterwards removed to Brixworth, and has been razed to the ground. Pytchley House is an ancient mansion standing in its own grounds. There is an allotment association called the Pytchley Allotment and Small Holdings Association Company (Limited). The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough; net value, £290 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Peterborough. The church is an ancient edifice of stone in the Norman and Early English styles, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, S porch, and an embattled western tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a working-men's institute, and a parochial library.