The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Pitchford
Shropshire (County [UK]), England
View Larger MapDescription of institution: 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 also home to one of the most notable Elizabethan houses in Britain- Pitchford Hall.[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. URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitchford