| Potterspury | |
|---|---|
 Narrow private access to the High Street, Potterspury from the A5 | |
.svg)  Potterspury Location within Northamptonshire | |
| Population | 1,453 |
| OS grid reference | SP7543 |
| • London | 61 miles (98 km) |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Towcester |
| Postcode district | NN12 |
| Dialling code | 01908 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Potterspury is a populous village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The nearest main town is Milton Keynes, the centre of which is about 7 miles south-east. At the time of the 2011 census, the parish's population (including Furtho) was 1,453 people.[1]
The village's name is a concatenation. It was originally cognate with Perry and sometimes written as such, implying pear tree or orchard. Several places are named such regionally. The helpful (disambiguatory) prefix 'Potters', seen by the 15th century, is a nod to the very old, important potteries here.[2][n 1] An alternative is "Estpury", seen in 1452.[3]
- ^ "Office for National Statistics: Potterspury (Parish) : Usual Resident Population, 2011". Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; image seen at: http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT3/H6/CP40no764/aCP40no764fronts/IMG_0557.htm ; 6th entry, at the start of the 2nd line "Estpury alias vocat' Potterespury" (with the abbreviation for Northamptonshire in the margin)
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