Little Rollright

Human settlement in England

Little Rollright

St Philip's parish church

Little Rollright

Location within Oxfordshire

OS grid reference| SP293301
Civil parish|

* Rollright

District|

* West Oxfordshire

Shire county|

* Oxfordshire

Region|

* South East

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| Chipping Norton
Postcode district| OX7
Dialling code| 01608
Police| Thames Valley
Fire| Oxfordshire
Ambulance| South Central
UK Parliament|

* Witney

Website| Rollright Review

List of places

England
Oxfordshire

51°58′05″N 1°34′34″W﻿ / ﻿51.968°N 1.576°W﻿ / 51.968; -1.576

Little Rollright is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Rollright, in the West Oxfordshire district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is about 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Chipping Norton, it is the village nearest to the megalithic Rollright Stones. An early spelling may be seen, its Latin form, as "Parva Rolrandryght" in 1446. [1] Little Rollright is in the Kingham, Rollright and Enstone ward of West Oxfordshire District Council and the Chipping Norton division of Oxfordshire County Council. In 1931 the parish had a population of 10.[2] On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished and merged with Great Rollright to form "Rollright".[3]

## Parish church

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The earliest parts of the Church of England parish church of Saint Philip are 13th-century, and include the chancel arch and buttresses. The present south windows of the chancel were inserted in the 15th century. The nave was rebuilt in the 16th century. The tower was built or rebuilt in 1617. The south porch and doorway, and a five-light window on the south side of the nave may be of the same date.[4] Inside the church are two 17th-century monuments to members of the Dixon family. The church is a Grade II* listed building.[5] St Philip's is part of the parish of Little Compton, Chastleton, Cornwell, Little Rollright and Salford.[6] The parish is part of the Chipping Norton benefice, along with the parishes of Chipping Norton with Over Norton, Churchill and Kingham.[7]

## References

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1. ^ 7th entry on the top line; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT1/H6/CP40no740/bCP40no740dorses/IMG_1543.htm
2. ^ "Population statistics Little Rollright AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
3. ^ "Relationships and changes Little Rollright AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
4. ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 690.
5. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Philip (Grade II*) (1251364)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
6. ^ Archbishops' Council (2015). "Little Rollright: St Philip, Little Rollright". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
7. ^ Archbishops' Council (2015). "Benefice of Chipping Norton". A Church Near You. Church of England. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

## Sources

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* Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 690\. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.

## External links

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