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'''Littleton-upon-Severn''' is a village and civil parish in [[South Gloucestershire]] near the mouth of the [[River Severn]] and is located to the west of [[Thornbury, South Gloucestershire|Thornbury]]. Historically it belonged to the [[Hundred of Langley and Swinehead]]. In 1831 it had a population of 179 people.<ref name="Lewis1833">{{cite book|last=Lewis|first=Samuel|title=A Topographical Dictionary of England: With Historical and Statistical Descriptions|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=BfgRclqTeF0C&pg=PT111|year=1833|publisher=S. Lewis and Company|page=111}}</ref>
'''Littleton-upon-Severn''' is a village and former [[civil parish]], now in the parish of [[Aust]], in the [[South Gloucestershire]] district, in the ceremonial county of [[Gloucestershire]], England, near the mouth of the [[River Severn]] and is located to the west of [[Thornbury, South Gloucestershire|Thornbury]]. Historically it belonged to the [[Hundred of Langley and Swinehead]]. In 1931 the parish had a population of 179.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10382312/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Littleton upon Severn AP/CP through time|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=8 December 2022}}</ref> On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Aust.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10382312|title=Relationships and changes Littleton upon Severn AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=8 December 2022}}</ref>


A church was first mentioned as being in the village when the Abbott of Malmuesbury held a Court Leet here each year under a licence from King Edward the Martyr (975-979), and in the [[Domesday Book]], it was listed as being in the Langley hundred, and having a priest and thirty acres of pasture. In the twelfth century, the wooden church was replaced with a stone building, and the font and piscine are also twelfth century. The present parish church of St Mary's is a Grade II [[listed building]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/littleton-on-severn-st-mary-of-malmesbury/|title=St Mary of Malmesbury, Littleton-on-Severn|publisher=The Church of England|accessdate=29 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alveston.org/alveston/st-marys-littleton-history |title=The History of St Mary's, Littleton |author= |date= |work= |publisher=Alveston.org |accessdate=29 August 2016}}</ref>
A church was first mentioned as being in the village when the [[Malmesbury Abbey#Abbots|abbot of Malmesbury]] held a [[court leet]] here each year under a licence from king [[Edward the Martyr]] (975-979), and in the [[Domesday Book]] it was listed as being in the Langley hundred, and having a priest and thirty acres of pasture. In the twelfth century, the wooden church was replaced with a stone building, and the font and piscine are also twelfth century.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/littleton-on-severn-st-mary-of-malmesbury/|title=St Mary of Malmesbury, Littleton-on-Severn|publisher=The Church of England|accessdate=29 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alveston.org/alveston/st-marys-littleton-history |title=The History of St Mary's, Littleton |publisher=Alveston.org |accessdate=29 August 2016}}</ref>


The present parish church of St Mary's of Malmesbury is a Grade II* [[listed building]], having been registered on 30 March 1960. It dates from the fourteenth century but was largely rebuilt in 1878. It is built out of rubble stone in the Decorated style, with a roof of fish-scale tiles. The plan consists of a nave, south porch and aisle, chancel, north vestry, and tower at the west end.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-35207-church-of-st-mary-of-malmesbury-aust-#.V8Q5Ha3GD6g |title=Church of St Mary of Malmesbury, Aust |publisher=British Listed Buildings |accessdate=29 August 2016}}</ref>
The village contains a popular 17th Century pub called The White Hart.<ref name="AirdStapley2014">{{cite book|last1=Aird|first1=Alisdair|last2=Stapley|first2=Fiona|title=The Good Pub Guide 2015|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=7I3bAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT902|date=4 September 2014|publisher=Ebury Publishing|isbn=978-1-4735-0186-7|page=902}}</ref> In 2015 it as reported that locals were distressed with the prospect of a developer wanting to built a refugee centre for some 1000 migrants in the village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3336743/Villagers-fury-plans-build-Gloucestershire-refugee-centre-1-000-migrants.html|title=Villagers' fury over plans to build a refugee centre for 1,000 migrants in a community where only 100 people live|publisher=''DailyMail''|date=27 November 2015|accessdate=29 August 2016}}</ref>


The village contains a popular 17th century pub called The White Hart.<ref name="AirdStapley2014">{{cite book|last1=Aird|first1=Alisdair|last2=Stapley|first2=Fiona|title=The Good Pub Guide 2015|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7I3bAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT902|date=4 September 2014|publisher=Ebury Publishing|isbn=978-1-4735-0186-7|page=902}}</ref>
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[[Littleton Brick Pits]] are an artificial lagoon, once the site of clay extraction for brick making, where the [[Avon Wildlife Trust]] have reintroduced reedbeds close to the [[Severn Estuary]], as a feeding and resting place for migrating birds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/littleton.htm|title=Littleton Brick Pits|work=Reserves|publisher=Avon Wildlife Trust|accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref>

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[[Littleton Brick Pits]] are an artificial lagoon, once the site of clay extraction for brick making, where the [[Avon Wildlife Trust]] have reintroduced reedbeds close to the [[Severn Estuary]] as a feeding and resting place for migrating birds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/littleton.htm|title=Littleton Brick Pits|work=Reserves|publisher=Avon Wildlife Trust|accessdate=9 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122002542/http://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/littleton.htm|archive-date=22 January 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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51°36′28″N 2°35′06″W / 51.6077°N 2.5851°W / 51.6077; -2.5851

Littleton-upon-Severn is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Aust, in the South Gloucestershire district, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England, near the mouth of the River Severn and is located to the west of Thornbury. Historically it belonged to the Hundred of Langley and Swinehead. In 1931 the parish had a population of 179.[1] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Aust.[2]

A church was first mentioned as being in the village when the abbot of Malmesbury held a court leet here each year under a licence from king Edward the Martyr (975-979), and in the Domesday Book it was listed as being in the Langley hundred, and having a priest and thirty acres of pasture. In the twelfth century, the wooden church was replaced with a stone building, and the font and piscine are also twelfth century.[3][4]

The present parish church of St Mary's of Malmesbury is a Grade II* listed building, having been registered on 30 March 1960. It dates from the fourteenth century but was largely rebuilt in 1878. It is built out of rubble stone in the Decorated style, with a roof of fish-scale tiles. The plan consists of a nave, south porch and aisle, chancel, north vestry, and tower at the west end.[5]

The village contains a popular 17th century pub called The White Hart.[6]

Littleton Brick Pits are an artificial lagoon, once the site of clay extraction for brick making, where the Avon Wildlife Trust have reintroduced reedbeds close to the Severn Estuary as a feeding and resting place for migrating birds.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Population statistics Littleton upon Severn AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Littleton upon Severn AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  3. ^ "St Mary of Malmesbury, Littleton-on-Severn". The Church of England. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. ^ "The History of St Mary's, Littleton". Alveston.org. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Church of St Mary of Malmesbury, Aust". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  6. ^ Aird, Alisdair; Stapley, Fiona (4 September 2014). The Good Pub Guide 2015. Ebury Publishing. p. 902. ISBN 978-1-4735-0186-7.
  7. ^ "Littleton Brick Pits". Reserves. Avon Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
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