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| Great Rissington
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| Gloucestershire
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The village green, Great Rissington
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| Location
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| Grid reference:
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SP199173
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| Location:
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51°51’16"N, 1°42’44"W
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| Data
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| Postcode:
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GL54
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| Local Government
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| Council:
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Cotswold
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Parliamentary
constituency:
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The Cotswolds
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Great Rissington is a village in Gloucestershire, amongst the Cotswolds.[1] The population taken at the 2011 census was 367.
The village stands close to the pretty River Windrush, three miles south-east of Bourton-on-the-Water. The Oxfordshire border is just a mile and a half to the west. A mile to the north is Great Rissington's sister village, Little Rissington and beside it the modern village, developed since the 1990s, of Upper Rissington.
History
In 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.
About the village
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.
The village pub is the Lamb Inn. There is also a 17th Century manor house.
Pictures
| Great Rissington |
| Bridleway to Great Rissington
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| Cottages in Great Rissington
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Outside links
References
- ↑ Caroline Mills, Slow Cotswolds: Local, Characterful Guides to Britain's Special Places, Bradt Travel Guides, 2011, p. 111 [1]
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