ro pshire . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁between ▁Cant lop ▁and ▁Act on ▁Burn ell ▁and ▁stands ▁on ▁an ▁aff lu ent ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Se vern . ▁P itch ford ▁takes ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁a ▁bit umin ous ▁spring / p itch ▁in ▁the ▁village , ▁located ▁near ▁The ▁Row ▁Brook . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁Elizabeth an ▁houses ▁in ▁Britain - ▁P itch ford ▁Hall . ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁St ▁Michael ▁and ▁All ▁Ang els ▁stands ▁near ▁to ▁the ▁house ▁which ▁contains ▁a ▁car ved ▁o ak ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁eff ig y ▁of ▁Sir ▁John ▁de ▁P itch ford . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁civil ▁parish . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Emp loyment ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Census ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁a ▁detailed ▁categor isation ▁of ▁employ ment ▁was ▁recorded , ▁showing ▁that ▁Agricult ural ▁Labour ers ▁made ▁up ▁the ▁largest ▁sector ▁( over ▁ 5 0 %) ▁of ▁employ ment ▁of ▁M ales ▁aged ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁over ▁in ▁ 9 ▁occup ational ▁categories . ▁The ▁second ▁largest ▁category ▁consisted ▁of ▁those ▁employed ▁in ▁the ▁Ret ail ▁and ▁Hand ic raft s ▁industry . ▁Of ▁the ▁ 7 6 ▁P itch ford ▁population ▁aged ▁between ▁ 1 6 ▁and ▁ 7 4 , ▁ 5 9 ▁people ▁were ▁econom ically ▁active / ▁employed ▁whereas ▁none ▁were ▁un emp loy ed . ▁The ▁majority ▁( 3 9 ▁people ) ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁employed ▁in ▁Service ▁Indust ries .