Upper Rissington
Parish in Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.878, -1.701 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 20 19 |
| Dialling code: | 01451 (Stow-on-the-Wold) |
Upper Rissington is a modern village on the edge of the Cotswold plateau in Gloucestershire, England, notable for its open, elevated setting and wide views across the rolling countryside of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The settlement occupies part of a former RAF airfield, so its layout and some surviving low-level aviation buildings contrast with newer housing and green spaces, giving it a distinctive blend of modern residential feel and historic hangar-lined landscape.
Locally it functions largely as a residential community with a lively community centre and groups that organise events and sports, while most employment and services are found in nearby towns; it lies within convenient commuting distance of places such as Cheltenham and Oxford. The village’s aviation heritage, accessible countryside and active community life are among its most interesting cultural and historic features.
Postcode districts covering Upper Rissington
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Oxford 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Gloucester 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Cheltenham 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Stroud 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Banbury 20 miles32.2 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Bicester 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Witney 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Stratford-upon-Avon 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Evesham 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Tewkesbury 20.5 miles32.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Upper Rissington Built-up area 0.1 miles0.2 km
- The Rissingtons Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Westcote Parish 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Little Rissington Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Wick Rissington Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Great Rissington Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Icomb Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Idbury Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Fifield Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Bourton-on-the-Water Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Bourton Village Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Lower Slaughter Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Upper Rissington
GL54 2QS, GL54 2LY, GL54 2QD, GL54 2QG, GL54 2GX, GL54 2QL, GL54 2PG, GL54 2QZ, GL54 2RD … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 39.9 miles64.2 km
- Bristol Airport 55.5 miles89.3 km
- Kingham Station 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Shipton Railway Station 4.7 miles7.5 km
Hotels near Upper Rissington Ad
- Meadow Rise Guest House 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Lords of the Manor Hotel 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Chester House Hotel 2.5 miles4 km
- The Old New Inn 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Number Four at Stow 3 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Stow Lodge Hotel 3 3.8 miles6.1 km
- The Sheep on Sheep Street 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Bull Burford 4 5.6 miles9 km
- The Slaughters Manor House 5 3 miles4.9 km
- The Bay Tree Hotel 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
Local points of interest
- Cotswold Motoring Museum Museum 2.5 miles4 km
- Bruern Abbey Historic site 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Stowell Park Estate 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Batsford Estate 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Rollright Stones Archaeological site 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Hidcote Manor Garden Gardens 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Blenheim Palace Estate 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Whaddon Road Stadium 15.4 miles24.9 km
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Ettington Park Estate 16.8 miles27 km