Little Rissington Explained

Official Name:Little Rissington
Static Image Name:St Peter's Church, Little Rissington - geograph.org.uk - 234134.jpg
Static Image Caption:Parish church of St Peter
Coordinates:51.8825°N -1.7269°W
Os Grid Reference:SP1919
Label Position:left
Population:280
Population Ref:(2011 Census)
Civil Parish:Little Rissington
Shire District:Cotswold District
Shire County:Gloucestershire
Region:South West England
Country:England
Post Town:Cheltenham
Postcode District:GL54
Postcode Area:GL
Dial Code:01451
Constituency Westminster:The Cotswolds
Website:Little Rissington

Little Rissington is a village and civil parish about NaNmiles 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.

RAF station

RAF Little Rissington is an RAF station partly in Little Rissington parish.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Little Rissington Parish . nomis . . 6 September 2020.