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Pirton, Hertfordshire

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of a former castle, Toot Hill. 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
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There are two churches in Pirton - one Methodist, one Anglican. There is a village school which teaches children from reception to Year 6. Many students continue on at Hitchin Priory.
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The church, rebuilt in 1877, but with the remains of its 12th-century tower, is built within the
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of Hitchin. The village was then known as Peritone (meaning 'Homestead of Pears')
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passes through the village on its 110-mile (180 km) journey from
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Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England) (1911).
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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments of Hertfordshire
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Pirton is located in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
OS grid reference
TL147317
District
North Hertfordshire
Shire county
Hertfordshire
Region
East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
SG5
Dialling code
Police
Hertfordshire
Fire
Hertfordshire
Ambulance
East of England
UK Parliament
Hitchin and Harpenden
UK
England
Hertfordshire
51°58′22″N 0°19′53″W / 51.97277°N 0.33148°W / 51.97277; -0.33148

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