Pirton is a large village and civil parish three miles northwest of Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,274.[1]
| Pirton | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Pirton | |
  Pirton Location within Hertfordshire | |
| Population | 1,274 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TL147317 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Hitchin |
| Postcode district | SG5 |
| Dialling code | 01462 |
| Police | Hertfordshire |
| Fire | Hertfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
History
editPirton first appeared in official records in the Domesday Book in 1086 within the hundred of Hitchin.[2] The village was then known as Peritone (meaning 'Homestead of Pears')[3]
Notable buildings
editThe parish church, rebuilt in 1877, but with the remains of its 12th-century tower, is built within the bailey of a former castle, Toot Hill.[4] There is also a Methodist church.
Pirton Grange, which was remodelled in the 18th century, is in the north of the parish, and is a particularly interesting, moated Elizabethan house with a timber-framed gatehouse. Hammonds Farm and Rectory Farm, with its tithe barn, are also Elizabethan.
Transport
editThe Icknield Way Path passes through the village on its 110-mile (180 km) journey from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire to Knettishall Heath in Suffolk. The Icknield Way Trail, a multi-user route for walkers, horse riders and off-road cyclists also passes through the village.
Education
editThere is a village school which teaches children from reception to Year 6. Many students continue on at Hitchin Priory.
References
edit- ^ a b "Pirton Parish". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ http://opendomesday.org/place/TL1431/pirton/ Open Domesday Map: Pirton, Hertfordshire
- ^ A Foot on Three Daisies - Pirton's Story - Pirton Local History Group, 1987 ISBN 0-9512103-0-0
- ^ Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England) (1911). An Inventory of the Historical Monuments of Hertfordshire. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. pp. 161–165.
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