Little Rissington
| 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 | |
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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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
- ^ "Location of North Cotswolds". parliament.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.