English Heritage sites near Little Rissington Parish
ROLLRIGHT STONES
10 miles from Little Rissington Parish
Traditionally a monarch and his courtiers petrified by a witch, the Rollright Stones consist of three groups: the King's Men stone circle; the Whispering Knights burial chamber; and the single King Stone. They span nearly 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age development.
MINSTER LOVELL HALL AND DOVECOTE
10 miles from Little Rissington Parish
The extensive and picturesque ruins of a 15th century riverside manor house, including a fine hall, south-west tower, and complete dovecote nearby. The home of Richard III's henchman Lord Lovell.
HAILES ABBEY
11 miles from Little Rissington Parish
Founded by the Earl of Cornwall in thanks for surviving a shipwreck. It housed a renowned relic, ‘the Holy Blood of Hailes’: allegedly a phial of Christ’s blood. Great picnic spot. Audio tours.
BELAS KNAP LONG BARROW
11 miles from Little Rissington Parish
A particularly fine example of a Neolithic long barrow of c.3800 BC, featuring a false entrance and side chambers. During excavations in the 1860s, the remains of 31 people were found in the chambers.
NORTH LEIGH ROMAN VILLA
13 miles from Little Rissington Parish
The remains of a large, well built Roman courtyard villa. The most important feature is a nearly complete mosaic tile floor, patterned in reds and browns.
CIRENCESTER AMPHITHEATRE
15 miles from Little Rissington Parish
The earthwork remains of one of the largest Roman amphitheatres in Britain, built in the early 2nd century to serve the important city of Corinium, now Cirencester.
Churches in Little Rissington Parish
St Peter
Little Rissington
01451 810309
We are part of the Benefice of Bourton on the Water with Clapton & the Rissingtons.
St Peter's, Little Rissington is a beautiful church with a long standing connection to the RAF. Part of the graveyard has RAF graves and there is a memorial window inside the church to the RAF.
The church is open each day and visitors are always welcome.
Sunday services are as follows:
1st Sunday in the month 11.00am Family Communion (using Common Worship)
2nd Sunday in the month 9.30am All Age informal Morning Worship
3rd Sunday of the month 11.00am Joint Rissington Communion Service - check www.bourtonparishchurch.co.uk for venue
4th Sunday in the month 9.30am Communion (using Book of Common Prayer)
When there is a fifth Sunday in the month a joint service (normally Communion) is held at 11am in one of the churches of the benefice.
No churches found in Little Rissington Parish