St. Peter, Little Rissington, Gloucestershire

Description

The church of St. Peter is a small building of stone, in the Norman and later styles, consisting of chancel, nave of two bays, north aisle, south porch and an embattled western tower containing one bell: the two arches separating the nave and north aisles are Norman: the chancel with its eight lancet windows is Early English, and contains a memorial window to the Rev. R. Wilbraham Ford, a former rector, placed there in 1862 by his children; it also retains a piscina and aumbry and a low-side window; the staircase to the rood loft also remains; the remaining windows are Decorated, and the porch and font Perpendicular: in 1850 the church was restored and beautified, principally at the cost of John Bennett esq. and the then rector; in 1883 the church was again restored at a cost of £1,125, under the direction of Mr. Bassett Smith, architect, of London, and has 150 sittings.

Church Records

The register dates continuously from the year 1543.

The Phillimore transcript of Marriages at Little Rissington 1550-1837 is available to browse online.