Description
Whittington, a village and a parish in Gloucestershire, 1 mile N of Andoversford station on the G.W.R., and 4 1/2 miles ESE of Cheltenham. Post town, Andoversford (R.S.O.) Acreage, 1479; population, 179. It includes the hamlet of Syreford. Whittington Court is the chief residence. Roman remains have been found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol; net value, £250 with residence. The church ranges from Norman to Perpendicular, and was restored in 1872. It contains some ancient monuments and brasses..
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
