Great Rissington is a village in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England.[1][2] The population taken at the 2011 census was 367.[3]
| Great Rissington | |
|---|---|
 Great Rissington School | |
  Great Rissington Location within Gloucestershire | |
| Population | 367 (2011 Census) |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Cheltenham |
| Postcode district | GL54 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
History
editIn the First World War, the Souls family lost 5 of their 6 children in war. They were paid a shilling a week for each dead son in compensation and later moved to Great Barrington.
The church of St John the Baptist is 12th century, with the central tower decorated with battlements and pinnacles being 15th century. The south transept was added in the 13th century and there is memorial to soldiers from the village who died in the First World War as well as a memorial to John Barnarde, who died in 1621.
Amenities
editThe village contains a church, St John the Baptist, a pub, called the Lamb Inn and a 17th-century manor house.
Howard baronets
editIn 1955, the Howard baronets of Great Rissington were created:
- Sir (Harold Walter) Seymour Howard, 1st Baronet (1888–1967)
- Sir Hamilton Edward de Coucey Howard, 2nd Baronet (1915–2001)
- Sir David Howarth Seymour Howard, 3rd Baronet (born 1945)
Notable residents
editJoan and Victor Eyles retired to Great Rissington in 1962.[4]
Gallery
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Bridleway to Great Rissington -
Entering Great Rissington -
Turning to Great Rissington -
Village Green in Great Rissington -
Cricket green in Great Rissington -
Typical village cottages in Great Rissington -
Another cottage in Great Rissington -
Primary school in Great Rissington -
The Lamb Inn, a pub in Great Rissington -
St. John the Baptist's Church in Great Rissington
References
edit- ^ Official website
- ^ Caroline Mills, Slow Cotswolds: Local, Characterful Guides to Britain's Special Places, Bradt Travel Guides, 2011, p. 111 [1]
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ Thackray, J. C. (1987). "J M Eyles (1907–1986)–an obituary and bibliography". Archives of Natural History. 14 (3): 261–264. doi:10.3366/anh.1987.14.3.261.
51°51′18″N 1°43′07″W / 51.85500°N 1.71861°W
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