Great Rissington
Parish in Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.854, -1.709 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 20 17 |
| Population: | 367 |
| Dialling code: | 01451 (Stow-on-the-Wold) |
Great Rissington sits on the limestone Rissington Downs in the heart of the Cotswold countryside of Gloucestershire, England. It is a small, picturesque community of honey‑coloured stone cottages clustered around a church and village green, set within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and close to market towns such as Bourton-on-the-Water and Stow-on-the-Wold.
Historically agricultural, the parish was shaped in the 20th century by the nearby RAF Little Rissington airfield; today local life mixes farming, tourism and commuters. Social and cultural life is centred on the parish church, village hall and seasonal events like fetes and village cricket, giving it a strong local community feel despite its small size.
Postcode districts covering Great Rissington
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 19.9 miles32 km
- Oxford 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Gloucester 22 miles35.5 km
- Cheltenham 16.2 miles26 km
- Stroud 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Banbury 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Bicester 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Witney 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Stratford-upon-Avon 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Evesham 19.3 miles31 km
- Tewkesbury 20.8 miles33.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Great Rissington Built-up area 0.2 miles0.4 km
- The Rissingtons Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Upper Rissington Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Little Rissington Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Westcote Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Clapton Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Wick Rissington Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Sherborne Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Windrush Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Bourton-on-the-Water Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Taynton Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Fifield Parish 3.1 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Great Rissington
GL54 2LN, GL54 2LR, GL54 2LL, GL54 2LT, GL54 2LJ, GL54 2FN, GL54 2SE, GL54 2LD, GL54 2LP … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 41.5 miles66.7 km
- Bristol Airport 54.2 miles87.2 km
- Kingham Station 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Shipton Railway Station 5 miles8.1 km
Hotels near Great Rissington Ad
- Meadow Rise Guest House 4 3 miles4.8 km
- Lords of the Manor Hotel 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Chester House Hotel 2.9 miles4.6 km
- The Old New Inn 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Bull Burford 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Number Four at Stow 3 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Bay Tree Hotel 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Stow Lodge Hotel 3 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Lamb Inn 3 4.4 miles7 km
- The Sheep on Sheep Street 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
Local points of interest
- Cotswold Motoring Museum Museum 3 miles4.8 km
- Bruern Abbey Historic site 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Stowell Park Estate 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Batsford Estate 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Rollright Stones Archaeological site 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Blenheim Palace Estate 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Whaddon Road Stadium 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 15.5 miles25 km
- Hidcote Manor Garden Gardens 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Ettington Park Estate 18.4 miles29.6 km