Little Chishill Explained

Official Name:Little Chishill
Static Image:Little Chishill, St Nicholas - geograph.org.uk - 3305.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Nicholas' parish church,
seen from the southeast
Label Position:top
Coordinates:52.0152°N 0.0665°W
Os Grid Reference:TL419372
Civil Parish:Great and Little Chishill
Shire District:South Cambridgeshire
Shire County:Cambridgeshire
Region:East of England
Country:England
Post Town:Royston
Postcode Area:SG
Postcode District:SG8
Dial Code:01763
Constituency Westminster:South Cambridgeshire
Website:Great & Little Chishill

Little Chishill is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Great and Little Chishill, in the South Cambridgeshire district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is south of the village of Great Chishill.[1] In 1961 the parish had a population of 86.[2] On 1 April 1968 the parish was abolished to form "Great and Little Chishill".[3]

Little Chishill is about NaNmiles east of the county boundary with Hertfordshire and about NaNmiles southeast of Royston.[1]

Parish church

The Church of England parish church of Saint Nicholas is built of flint with limestone and clunch dressings. Its chancel is 12th-century and was extended in the 13th century. The nave was rebuilt in the 14th century, and the west tower and south porch are late 14th-century. New windows were inserted in the nave in the 15th century, and were replaced in the 19th century. The east window of the chancel and the belfry openings of the west tower are 16th-century. The church is a Grade II* listed building.

The parish's first recorded vicar was John Martyn in 1333.

See also

Bibliography

. Nikolaus Pevsner . 1970 . 1954 . Cambridgeshire . . Harmondsworth . . 0-14-071010-8 . 427–428 .

External links

Notes and References

  1. Landranger . sheet 154 . Cambridge & Newmarket (Saffron Walden) . 9780319231739 . Ordnance Survey . 2012.
  2. Web site: Population statistics Little Chishill AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 10 January 2023.
  3. Web site: Relationships and changes Little Chishill AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 10 January 2023.