Littleworth, South Bucks Explained

Official Name:Littleworth
Static Image Name:St Anne's Church, Dropmore - geograph.org.uk - 34471.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Anne's parish church, Dropmore
Coordinates:51.5669°N -0.653°W
Os Grid Reference:SU933862
Unitary England:Buckinghamshire
Lieutenancy England:Buckinghamshire
Region:South East England
Country:England
Constituency Westminster:Beaconsfield
Post Town:Slough
Postcode District:SL1
Postcode Area:SL
Dial Code:01753
Website:Burnham Parish Council

Littleworth is a hamlet in Burnham civil parish, in the South Bucks district of Buckinghamshire, England.

There are some cottages and houses around Littleworth Common, a Site of Special Scientific Interest that covers 200acres.[1] There are two pubs (The Blackwood Arms and the Jolly Woodman) and Dropmore Infant School. To the west are the fenced off grounds of Dropmore House which was built in about 1792 for William Wyndham and a gatehouse to it called Oak Lodge.

Parish church

The Church of England parish church of Saint Anne, Dropmore is a brick and flint Gothic Revival building designed by William Butterfield and built in 1866.[2] The south aisle was added in 1877, probably also designed by Butterfield.[2] The building is Grade II* listed.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002741.pdf Natural England: SSSI citation
  2. Book: Pevsner, Nikolaus . Nikolaus Pevsner

    . Nikolaus Pevsner . 1960 . Buckinghamshire . . Harmondsworth . . 0-14-071019-1 . 112.