Wyck Rissington
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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 |
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Wyck (Wick) Rissington is a village and civil parish in the picturesque Cotswold hills of Gloucestershire, England. The village is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-east of Bourton-on-the-Water. The name 'Wyck Rissington' translates from the Saxon as "A building of special significance on a hill covered with brushwood".[1]
Wyck is one of four Rissington villages along with Great, Little and Upper Rissington.
Local features and characteristics[]
The village is spread out along a long central village green of about half a mile from end to end. It is regarded as being an unspoilt Cotswold village with a number of attractive traditional-style Cotswold stone dwellings. Other features of note include a duck pond and Victorian drinking fountain, both situated on the village green.
Stone House Garden is a notable local garden which is open to the public by appointment.[1]
There is a village hall, which was built recently of traditional Cotswold stone and hosts a range of community events.[2]
The long-distance Oxfordshire Way footpath runs through part of the village.
Church and rectory[]
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The Church of St Laurence was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.[3] In the early 1890s composer Gustav Holst, at the age of 17, was the resident organist for the church.[4] The organ that Holst played is still in use.
Until 1984, a liturgical maze existed in the garden of the Rectory. This was built by Canon Harry Cheales, rector of the parish from 1947-1980. Once a year on St Lawrence's Day, 10 August, Canon Cheales would lead the congregation round the maze. Different points of the maze represented different Pilgrim Stations. At each station was a wood carving, twelve of which now decorate the chancel of the church. The design of the maze was such that each point could be visited without turning back. A of the maze is embedded in the wall of the church. The maze was dismantled when the rectory was sold on Canon Cheales' death.
There is currently an appeal to raise £120,000 for urgent repairs to the church which includes replacing part of its roofing and making the bells safe.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Deerhurst Dragon".
- ^ http://www.grcc.org.uk/village_halls/569-Wyck_Rissington_Village_Hall
- ^ "Church of St Laurence". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.stlaurence-wyck.org.uk/friends.html
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- Villages in Gloucestershire
- Civil parishes in Gloucestershire
- Cotswold District