Little Rissington
Little Rissington | |
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![]() Parish church of St Peter | |
![]() ![]() Little Rissington Location within Gloucestershire | |
Population | 280 (2011 Census) |
OS grid reference | SP1919 |
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District | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Cheltenham |
Postcode district | GL54 |
Dialling code | 01451 |
Police | Gloucestershire |
Fire | Gloucestershire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Little Rissington |
Little Rissington is a village and civil parish about 3+1⁄2 miles (6 km) south of Stow-on-the-Wold in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 280.[1]
Parish church[]
The oldest part of the Church of England parish church of St Peter is the 13th-century chancel. The nave has two 14th-century windows and the chancel has a 14th-century piscina. The font and tower are 15th-century. There was also a 15th-century rood loft, of which the stone Tudor arch to the stairs now remains. The church is a Grade II* listed building.[2]
RAF station[]
RAF Little Rissington is an RAF station partly in Little Rissington parish.
Notes[]
- ^ "Little Rissington Parish". nomis. Durham University for the Office of National Statistics. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter (Grade II*) (1090280)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
Further reading[]
- Elrington, CR, ed. (1965). "Little Rissington". A History of the County of Gloucester. Victoria County History. Vol. VI. London: Oxford University Press for the Institute of Historical Research. pp. 106–113.
- Verey, David (1970). Gloucestershire: The Cotswolds. The Buildings of England. Vol. 1. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 301–303. ISBN 0-14-071040-X.
External links[]
Categories:
- Civil parishes in Gloucestershire
- Villages in Gloucestershire
- Gloucestershire geography stubs