Pitchford

For other uses, see Pitchford (disambiguation).

Pitchford
St Michael and All Angels’ Church
Pitchford is located in Shropshire
Pitchford
Pitchford
Location within Shropshire
Population110 
OS grid referenceSJ529036
Civil parish
  • Pitchford
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townShrewsbury
Postcode districtSY5
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°37′41″N 2°41′42″W / 52.628°N 2.695°W / 52.628; -2.695

Pitchford is a small village in the English county of Shropshire. It is located between Cantlop and Acton Burnell and stands on an affluent of the River Severn. Pitchford takes its name from a bituminous spring/pitch in the village,[1] located near The Row Brook.

It is home to Pitchford Hall, one of the most notable Elizabethan houses in Britain.[2] The Church of St Michael and All Angels stands near to the house which contains a carved oak 13th century effigy of Sir John de Pitchford.[3] It is also the name for the civil parish.

  1. ^ "Pitchford, Shropshire". UK Genealogy Archives. UK Genealogy Archives. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Pitchford". Shropshire Tourism. Shropshire Tourism. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  3. ^ Pitchford, Dave. "Why we have a little village in Shropshire named after us". Dave Pitchford. Retrieved 26 April 2012.