Official Name: | Little Barrington |
Country: | England |
Region: | South West England |
Shire County: | Gloucestershire |
Shire District: | Cotswold |
Civil Parish: | Barrington |
Constituency Westminster: | The Cotswolds |
Coordinates: | 51.8129°N -1.7002°W |
Postcode District: | OX18 |
Postcode Area: | OX |
Post Town: | Burford |
Static Image Name: | Little Barrington, St. Peters Church (geograph 5475788).jpg |
Static Image Caption: | St Peter's Church, Little Barrington |
Little Barrington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Barrington, in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the south bank of the River Windrush, west of the town of Burford. In 1931 the parish had a population of 84.[1]
The Church of St Peter in Little Barrington was built in the late 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.
The Fox Inn, beside the River Windrush, is a Grade II listed building. South of the village, on the A40 road from Oxford to Cheltenham, the Inn for All Seasons is a coaching inn, historically known as the New Inn, also a listed building.
The village is grouped around a triangular green in a fold of the Windrush valley. Historically the village east of the green was in the ancient parish of Little Barrington, whereas the village west of the green was part of the ancient parish of Great Barrington. In 1866 the two parishes became civil parishes, but on 1 April 1935 were abolished and merged to form the civil parish of Barrington.[2] [3]
Barrington Grove, east of the village, is a manor house dating from the 17th century.
The Venerable Edmond Francis Crosse, the first Archdeacon of Chesterfield, is buried in the church yard in Little Barrington.