Pitsford Hall is home to Northamptonshire Grammar School which runs a weather station. Ironstone is quarried at Pitsford and was formerly transported by rail. The railway line is now part of the preserved Northampton & Lamport Railway which has its headquarters at Pitsford and Brampton station. Nearby is Pitsford Reservoir which is used for Fishing and Sailing as well as storing Water for the local area.