Little Rissington
Little Rissington is a village and civil parish about 3+1⁄2 miles (6 km) south of Stow-on-the-Wold in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 280.[1]
| Little Rissington | |
|---|---|
 Parish church of St Peter | |
  Little Rissington Location within Gloucestershire | |
| Population | 280 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SP1919 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Cheltenham |
| Postcode district | GL54 |
| Dialling code | 01451 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Little Rissington |
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.[2]
RAF station
RAF Little Rissington is an RAF station partly in Little Rissington parish.
Notes
- "Little Rissington Parish". nomis. Durham University for the Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- Historic England. "Church of St Peter (Grade II*) (1090280)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
Further reading
- Elrington, CR, ed. (1965). "Little Rissington". A History of the County of Gloucester. Victoria County History. Vol. VI. London: Oxford University Press for the Institute of Historical Research. pp. 106–113.
- Verey, David (1970). Gloucestershire: The Cotswolds. The Buildings of England. Vol. 1. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 301–303. ISBN 0-14-071040-X.
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