Little Rissington
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{infobox UK place
|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= {{coord |51|52|57|N|1|43|37|W|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline, title}}
|os_grid_reference= SP1919
|label_position= left
|area_total_km2=
|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 = North Cotswolds{{cite web|title=Location of North Cotswolds |url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/4201/location|website=parliament.uk|access-date=4 January 2024}}
}}
Little Rissington is a village and civil parish about {{convert|3+1/2|mi|0}} south of Stow-on-the-Wold in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 280.{{cite web |url= https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04004242 |title=Little Rissington Parish |work=nomis |publisher=Durham University for the Office for National Statistics |access-date=6 September 2020}}
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.{{NHLE |num=1090280 |desc=Church of St Peter |grade=II* |accessdate=6 September 2020}}
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Little Rissington, Elevation: {{convert|210|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, 1991–2020 normals
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|width = auto
|Jan high C = 6.5
|Feb high C = 7.1
|Mar high C = 9.7
|Apr high C = 12.8
|May high C = 15.9
|Jun high C = 19.0
|Jul high C = 21.4
|Aug high C = 20.7
|Sep high C = 17.9
|Oct high C = 13.6
|Nov high C = 9.5
|Dec high C = 6.8
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = 3.8
|Feb mean C = 4.1
|Mar mean C = 6.0
|Apr mean C = 8.4
|May mean C = 11.4
|Jun mean C = 14.3
|Jul mean C = 16.5
|Aug mean C = 16.2
|Sep mean C = 13.8
|Oct mean C = 10.3
|Nov mean C = 6.6
|Dec mean C = 4.2
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = 1.1
|Feb low C = 1.1
|Mar low C = 2.3
|Apr low C = 4.0
|May low C = 6.8
|Jun low C = 9.7
|Jul low C = 11.7
|Aug low C = 11.8
|Sep low C = 9.7
|Oct low C = 7.0
|Nov low C = 3.8
|Dec low C = 1.5
|year low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 78.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 54.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 53.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 55.6
|May precipitation mm = 66.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 57.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 62.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 64.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 63.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 84.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 85.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 82.9
|year precipitation mm =
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 13.1
|Feb precipitation days = 10.9
|Mar precipitation days = 10.6
|Apr precipitation days = 10.3
|May precipitation days = 10.0
|Jun precipitation days = 9.3
|Jul precipitation days = 9.2
|Aug precipitation days = 10.4
|Sep precipitation days = 9.7
|Oct precipitation days = 12.5
|Nov precipitation days = 13.5
|Dec precipitation days = 13.1
|year precipitation days =
|Jan sun = 62.1 |Jan percentsun =
|Feb sun = 82.5 |Feb percentsun =
|Mar sun = 123.8 |Mar percentsun =
|Apr sun = 169.3 |Apr percentsun =
|May sun = 202.3 |May percentsun =
|Jun sun = 198.1 |Jun percentsun =
|Jul sun = 219.7 |Jul percentsun =
|Aug sun = 183.6 |Aug percentsun =
|Sep sun = 143.4 |Sep percentsun =
|Oct sun = 110.8 |Oct percentsun =
|Nov sun = 73.0 |Nov percentsun =
|Dec sun = 63.0 |Dec percentsun =
|year sun = 1631.5
|source = Met Office{{cite web
| url = https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gcnz12zfm
| title = Little Rissington (ESAWS) Climate
| accessdate = 22 May 2024
|publisher = Met Office}}
}}
RAF station
RAF Little Rissington is an RAF station partly in Little Rissington parish.
Notes
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Further reading
- {{cite book |editor-last=Elrington |editor-first=CR |editor-link=Christopher Elrington |year=1965 |chapter=Little Rissington |title=A History of the County of Gloucester |volume=VI |series=Victoria County History |place=London |publisher=Oxford University Press for the Institute of Historical Research |pages=106–113 |url= https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol6/pp106-113 }}
- {{cite book |last=Verey |first=David |author-link=David Verey |year=1970 |title=Gloucestershire: The Cotswolds |series=The Buildings of England |volume=1 |place=Harmondsworth |publisher=Penguin Books |isbn=0-14-071040-X |pages=301–303 }}
External links
- [https://www.littlerissington.net/ Little Rissington]
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Category:Civil parishes in Gloucestershire
Category:Villages in Gloucestershire
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