Official Name: | West Littleton |
Civil Parish: | Tormarton |
Country: | England |
Region: | South West England |
Post Town: | Chippenham |
Postcode Area: | SN |
Postcode District: | SN14 |
Constituency Westminster: | Thornbury and Yate |
Unitary England: | South Gloucestershire |
Shire County: | Gloucestershire |
Hide Services: | Yes |
Static Image: | West Littleton Church.JPG |
Static Image Caption: | Church of St. James, West Littleton |
West Littleton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tormarton, in the South Gloucestershire district, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England.[1] It lies between the M4 and the A420. The closest amenities are in Marshfield, 1.5miles to the south-east, and the historic city of Bath is about 7miles to the south.
St James's Church has a 13-century bellcote but was otherwise rebuilt by T. H. Wyatt in 1855. The grounds of Dyrham Park, a stately home owned by the National Trust, are a few hundred metres west of the village on the other side of the A46.
The Old Manor House, east of the village street, is Grade II* listed. In limestone rubble with a stone tile roof, the house was begun c.1500 then altered and enlarged in the 17th century and later.
The Beaufort Hunt regularly uses the village green as a starting point for their hunts, though this has been somewhat curtailed due to the legislation banning fox hunting.
In 1931, the parish had a population of 65.[2] On 1 April 1935, the parish was abolished and merged with Tormarton.[3]