Great Rissington

Great Rissington
Great Rissington
	Great Rissington Location within Gloucestershire
Population	367 (2011 Census)
District	Cotswold;
Shire county	Gloucestershire;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Cheltenham
Postcode district	GL54
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	The Cotswolds;

Great Rissington is a village in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England.[1][2] The population taken at the 2011 census was 367.[3]

Notable residents

Joan and Victor Eyles retired here in 1962.[4]

History

In the First World War, the Souls family lost 5 of their 6 children in war. The 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

The village contains a church, St John the Baptist, a pub, called the Lamb Inn and a 17th Century manor house.

Howard baronets

In 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)

Gallery

Great Rissington

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

Official website
Caroline Mills, Slow Cotswolds: Local, Characterful Guides to Britain's Special Places, Bradt Travel Guides, 2011, p. 111
"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.

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[1] Official website

[2] Caroline Mills, Slow Cotswolds: Local, Characterful Guides to Britain's Special Places, Bradt Travel Guides, 2011, p. 111

[3] "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 24 March 2015.

[4] 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.