Pytchley Hunt
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The Pytchley Hunt is a fox hunting
organisation formerly based near the Northamptonshire
village of Pytchley
, but since 1966 has had kennels close to Brixworth
. The Pytchley country used to include areas of the Rockingham Forest
but was split to form the Woodland Pytchley Hunt
. Today, it covers an area of western and central Northamptonshire characterised by rolling hills, hedgerows and small areas of woodland.
was well established
1750 – the Pytchley Club was formed
1790 - A set of eight hunting prints depicting the great Pytchley hunt, published by the engraver Francis Jukes
after Charles Loraine Smith (1751–1835). This set is the only visual record of the hunt led by the celebrated huntsmen Dick Knight. At that time there existed a great rivalry between the Quornites
and the Pytchley followers. The prints follow the various mishaps and eventual triumph of Dick Knight. Knight used three horses during the course of the run in order to achieve his victory.
1819-1873 – the Althorp and Pytchley countries were hunted by one pack with a second pack established at Brigstock
and until 1920 the master of the Pytchley was in charge.
Early 1900s – The Padua scarlet was officially adopted by hunt staff and masters under Lord Annaly.
1931 – Lord Spencer
, Colonel J. Lowther, Mr Samuel Lloyd and Captain Stopford-Sackville drew up an agreement to separate the Woodland Pytchley from the Pytchley.
1966 – The kennels moved from the heart of Brixworth village to the present site. The former kennels in the centre of Brixworth were located on kennel Terrace.
2005- Hunting with dogs is banned
Fox hunting
Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase, and sometimes killing of a fox, traditionally a red fox, by trained foxhounds or other scent hounds, and a group of followers led by a master of foxhounds, who follow the hounds on foot or on horseback.Fox hunting originated in its current...
organisation formerly based near the Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
village of Pytchley
Pytchley
Pytchley is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England, three miles south-west of Kettering and near the A14 road. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 496 people. The village has a Church of England Primary School, a church and a pub. The Pytchley Hunt is a...
, but since 1966 has had kennels close to Brixworth
Brixworth
Brixworth is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of Northamptonshire, England. The 2001 census recorded a parish population of 5,162. The village is particularly notable for All Saints' Church, Brixworth, its historic Anglo-Saxon church....
. The Pytchley country used to include areas of the Rockingham Forest
Rockingham Forest
Rockingham Forest is a former Mediæval royal hunting forest in the East Midlands region of England; most of which was in the county of Northamptonshire but also extended slightly into the neighbouring counties of Leicestershire and Lincolnshire .The forest originally stretched from Stamford down...
but was split to form the Woodland Pytchley Hunt
Woodland Pytchley Hunt
The Woodland Pytchley Hunt is a fox hunting organisation based in Northamptonshire. The Pytchley Hunt country used to include areas of the Rockingham Forest but was split to form the Woodland Pytchley Hunt.-History:...
. Today, it covers an area of western and central Northamptonshire characterised by rolling hills, hedgerows and small areas of woodland.
History
1635 – a pack at AlthorpAlthorp
Althorp is a country estate of about and a stately home in Northamptonshire, England. It is about north-west of the county town of Northampton. The late Diana, Princess of Wales is buried in the estate.-History:...
was well established
1750 – the Pytchley Club was formed
1790 - A set of eight hunting prints depicting the great Pytchley hunt, published by the engraver Francis Jukes
Francis Jukes
Francis Jukes was a prolific engraver and publisher, chiefly known for his topographical and shipping prints, the majority in aquatint. He worked alongside the great illustrators of the late eighteenth century...
after Charles Loraine Smith (1751–1835). This set is the only visual record of the hunt led by the celebrated huntsmen Dick Knight. At that time there existed a great rivalry between the Quornites
Quorn Hunt
The Quorn Hunt, usually called The Quorn, established 1696, is one of the world's oldest fox hunting packs and claims to be the United Kingdom's most famous hunt...
and the Pytchley followers. The prints follow the various mishaps and eventual triumph of Dick Knight. Knight used three horses during the course of the run in order to achieve his victory.
1819-1873 – the Althorp and Pytchley countries were hunted by one pack with a second pack established at Brigstock
Brigstock
Brigstock is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire. Administratively it is part of the district of East Northamptonshire...
and until 1920 the master of the Pytchley was in charge.
Early 1900s – The Padua scarlet was officially adopted by hunt staff and masters under Lord Annaly.
1931 – Lord Spencer
Lord Spencer
Lord Spencer may refer to:* Earl Spencer, English title of nobility*Lord Charles Spencer *Lord Henry Spencer...
, Colonel J. Lowther, Mr Samuel Lloyd and Captain Stopford-Sackville drew up an agreement to separate the Woodland Pytchley from the Pytchley.
1966 – The kennels moved from the heart of Brixworth village to the present site. The former kennels in the centre of Brixworth were located on kennel Terrace.
2005- Hunting with dogs is banned