Little Rissington

Little Rissington
Parish church of St Peter
Little Rissington Location within Gloucestershire
Population	280 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SP1919
Civil parish	Little Rissington
District	Cotswold District
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Cheltenham
Postcode district	GL54
Dialling code	01451
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Cotswolds [1]
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°52′57″N1°43′37″W / 51.88250°N 1.72694°W / 51.88250; -1.72694

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. ^[2]

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. ^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Little Rissington, Elevation: 210 m (689 ft), 1991–2020 normals
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.5 (43.7)	7.1 (44.8)	9.7 (49.5)	12.8 (55.0)	15.9 (60.6)	19.0 (66.2)	21.4 (70.5)	20.7 (69.3)	17.9 (64.2)	13.6 (56.5)	9.5 (49.1)	6.8 (44.2)	13.4 (56.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	3.8 (38.8)	4.1 (39.4)	6.0 (42.8)	8.4 (47.1)	11.4 (52.5)	14.3 (57.7)	16.5 (61.7)	16.2 (61.2)	13.8 (56.8)	10.3 (50.5)	6.6 (43.9)	4.2 (39.6)	9.6 (49.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.1 (34.0)	1.1 (34.0)	2.3 (36.1)	4.0 (39.2)	6.8 (44.2)	9.7 (49.5)	11.7 (53.1)	11.8 (53.2)	9.7 (49.5)	7.0 (44.6)	3.8 (38.8)	1.5 (34.7)	5.9 (42.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	78.5 (3.09)	54.8 (2.16)	53.5 (2.11)	55.6 (2.19)	66.5 (2.62)	57.3 (2.26)	62.5 (2.46)	64.9 (2.56)	63.8 (2.51)	84.2 (3.31)	85.4 (3.36)	82.9 (3.26)	809.9 (31.89)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	13.1	10.9	10.6	10.3	10.0	9.3	9.2	10.4	9.7	12.5	13.5	13.1	132.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours	62.1	82.5	123.8	169.3	202.3	198.1	219.7	183.6	143.4	110.8	73.0	63.0	1,631.5
Source: Met Office [4]

RAF station

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

References

1. "Location of North Cotswolds". parliament.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
2. "Little Rissington Parish". nomis. Durham University for the Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 6 September 2020.
3. Historic England. "Church of St Peter (Grade II*) (1090280)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 September 2020.
4. "Little Rissington (ESAWS) Climate". Met Office . Retrieved 22 May 2024.

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.

External links

• Little Rissington