Barrington, Gloucestershire Explained

Official Name:Barrington
Country:England
Region:South West England
Shire County:Gloucestershire
Shire District:Cotswold
Constituency Westminster:The Cotswolds
Coordinates:51.8139°N -1.6944°W
Postcode District:OX18
Postcode Area:OX
Post Town:Burford
Population:205
Population Ref:(2011 Census)
Static Image Name:St Mary Great Barrington, Gloucestershire - geograph.org.uk - 343201.jpg
Static Image Caption:St. Mary's Church, Great Barrington

Barrington is a civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. In the 2011 census it had a population of 205.[1]

The parish includes the villages of Great Barrington and Little Barrington, on either side of the River Windrush. To the east the parish borders Oxfordshire. To the south the parish includes a section of the A40 road from Oxford to Cheltenham, and extends to the B4425 road from Burford to Cirencester.

The civil parish was created in 1935 from the former civil parishes of Great Barrington and Little Barrington and a small area of Eastleach Turville, when those civil parishes were abolished.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local Insight Profile for Barrington CP Area. 9 November 2016. OCSI.
  2. Barrington CP . https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10356271#tab02 . 7 November 2020.