Upper Rissington

Upper Rissington
Housing at Upper Rissington
Upper Rissington is located in Gloucestershire
Upper Rissington
Upper Rissington
Location within Gloucestershire
Population1,046 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSP204198
Civil parish
  • Upper Rissington
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCheltenham
Postcode districtGL54
Dialling code01451
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
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51°52′35″N 1°42′18″W / 51.87640°N 1.70507°W / 51.87640; -1.70507

Upper Rissington is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England.[3] It is located about two-and-a-half miles east of Bourton-on-the-Water and is one of the highest villages in the Cotswolds at an elevation of 275 m.

It is a recent settlement, with much of its original housing built after 1945 as officers' quarters for the adjacent RAF Little Rissington, an active airfield. The housing was sold off by the Ministry of Defence in 1996, with further housing built since then.[4] Several buildings of architectural interest, including the Station Headquarters and the Officers' Mess, have been retained and converted into housing.[5]

According to the Gloucestershire Mid-2004 Ward and Parish Population Estimates it had a population of 994. According to the Local Insight Profile it had a population of 1,040 in 2014[6] but this has since grown rapidly due to the new housing. The village is one of the youngest and most dynamic communities in the Cotswolds with 30% of the population under 18.[6] Once known for its social life when it housed hundreds of young trainee pilots, the new village has well established community events such as firework displays.

Upper Rissington Village Hall

Local amenities

A mini shopping mall has been constructed as part of the new development, which includes a Co-operative Society shop, Pharmacy, gym and a Barnado's charity shop. In 2019 the original Co-operative shop re-opened as a vets. There is also a village hall, a primary school, tennis courts, football pitches and many green spaces around the village. The village is within the catchment of the Cotswold School, "the Comprehensive School of the Year 2015/16" according to the Sunday Times.[7]

Governance

The village has its own Parish Council. The village is the most populous area of the 'Rissingtons' district council electoral ward. This ward starts in the south at Great Rissington and stretches north to Icomb. The total population taken at the 2011 census was 2,103.[8] The village is in the Stow-on-the-Wold county council electoral division and is one of the three largest population centres, along with Stow and Moreton-in-Marsh.

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
Source: Met Office[9]

References

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Location of North Cotswolds". parliament.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 163 Cheltenham & Cirencester (Stow-on-the-Wold) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319229125.
  4. ^ "Rissingtons Tourist Information Guide". cotswolds.info. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Welcome to Upper Rissington Parish". Upper Rissington Parish Council. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Gloucestershire Parish Profiles". 2016.
  7. ^ "Sunday Times Comprehensive of the Year". cotswold-homes.com. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Rissingtons ward 2011". Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Little Rissington (ESAWS) Climate". Met Office. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

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