Upper Rissington
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{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox UK place |
|country= England
|static_image_name=Older housing at Upper Rissington - geograph.org.uk - 308981.jpg
|static_image_caption=Housing at Upper Rissington
|region= South West England
|official_name= Upper Rissington
|civil_parish= Upper Rissington
|shire_district= Cotswold
|shire_county= Gloucestershire
|os_grid_reference= SP204198
|coordinates = {{coord|51.87640|-1.70507|display=inline,title}}
|label_position = left
|population= 1,046
|population_ref=(2011 census){{cite web|url=https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129994&c=GL54+2QB&d=16&e=62&g=6427090&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1427209798260&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|access-date=24 March 2015}}
|dial_code= 01451
|post_town= Cheltenham
|postcode_district= GL54
|postcode_area= GL
|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}}
}}
Upper Rissington is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England.{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 163 Cheltenham & Cirencester (Stow-on-the-Wold)|ISBN= 9780319229125 |publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2012}} It is located about two-and-a-half miles east of Bourton-on-the-Water and is one of the highest villages in the Cotswolds at an elevation of 275 m.
It is a recent settlement, with much of its original housing built after 1945 as officers' quarters for the adjacent RAF Little Rissington, an active airfield. The housing was sold off by the Ministry of Defence in 1996, with further housing built since then.{{cite web|title=Rissingtons Tourist Information Guide|date=11 February 2021 |url=https://www.cotswolds.info/places/rissingtons.shtml |website=cotswolds.info|access-date=4 January 2024}} Several buildings of architectural interest, including the Station Headquarters and the Officers' Mess, have been retained and converted into housing.{{cite web|title=Welcome to Upper Rissington Parish|url=https://upperrissington-pc.gov.uk |website=Upper Rissington Parish Council|access-date=4 January 2024}}
According to the Gloucestershire Mid-2004 Ward and Parish Population Estimates it had a population of 994. According to the Local Insight Profile it had a population of 1,040 in 2014{{Cite web|url=https://inform.gloucestershire.gov.uk/get/ShowResourceFile.aspx?ResourceID=711|title=Gloucestershire Parish Profiles|date=2016}} but this has since grown rapidly due to the new housing. The village is one of the youngest and most dynamic communities in the Cotswolds with 30% of the population under 18. Once known for its social life when it housed hundreds of young trainee pilots, the new village has well established community events such as firework displays.
Local amenities
A mini shopping mall has been constructed as part of the new development, which includes a Co-operative Society shop, Pharmacy, gym and a Barnado's charity shop. In 2019 the original Co-operative shop re-opened as a vets. There is also a village hall, a primary school, tennis courts, football pitches and many green spaces around the village. The village is within the catchment of the Cotswold School, "the Comprehensive School of the Year 2015/16" according to the Sunday Times.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/14097252.the-cotswold-school-named-comprehensive-school-of-the-year-by-the-sunday-times/|title=Sunday Times Comprehensive of the Year|website=cotswold-homes.com|access-date=27 July 2016}}
Governance
The village has its own Parish Council. The village is the most populous area of the 'Rissingtons' district council electoral ward. This ward starts in the south at Great Rissington and stretches north to Icomb. The total population taken at the 2011 census was 2,103.{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/rissingtons-e05004329#sthash.jZP5EBSX.dpbs|title=Rissingtons ward 2011|access-date=24 July 2015}} The village is in the Stow-on-the-Wold county council electoral division and is one of the three largest population centres, along with Stow and Moreton-in-Marsh.
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 =
|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}}
}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|Upper Rissington}}
[https://www.upperrissington.co.uk Upper Rissington Images]
- [https://www.upperrissington-pc.gov.uk Upper Rissington Parish Council]
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