Littleworth, South Bucks

Littleworth is a hamlet in Burnham civil parish, in the South Bucks district of Buckinghamshire, England.

Littleworth

St Anne's parish church, Dropmore
Littleworth
Location within Buckinghamshire
OS grid referenceSU933862
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSlough
Postcode districtSL1
Dialling code01753
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteBurnham Parish Council

There are some cottages and houses around Littleworth Common, a Site of Special Scientific Interest that covers 200 acres (81 ha).[1] There are two pubs (The Blackwood Arms and the Jolly Woodman) and Dropmore Infant School. To the west are the fenced off grounds of Dropmore House which was built in about 1792 for William Wyndham and a gatehouse to it called Oak Lodge.

Parish church

The Church of England parish church of Saint Anne, Dropmore is a brick and flint Gothic Revival building designed by William Butterfield and built in 1866.[2] The south aisle was added in 1877, probably also designed by Butterfield.[2] The building is Grade II* listed.[3]

References

  1. Natural England: SSSI citation Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Pevsner, Nikolaus (1960). Buckinghamshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 112. ISBN 0-14-071019-1.
  3. Historic England (23 September 1955). "Church of St Anne (1124522)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 August 2013.


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