Little Rissington
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.
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.
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 | |||||||||||||
RAF station
RAF Little Rissington is an RAF station partly in Little Rissington parish.
Notes
- ^ "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.
External links
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