Little Chishill

Little Chishill is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Great and Little Chishill, in the South Cambridgeshire district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the village of Great Chishill.^[1] In 1961 the parish had a population of 86.^[2] On 1 April 1968 the parish was abolished to form "Great and Little Chishill".^[3]

Little Chishill
St Nicholas' parish church, seen from the southeast
Little Chishill Location within Cambridgeshire
OS grid reference	TL419372
Civil parish	Great and Little Chishill
District	South Cambridgeshire
Shire county	Cambridgeshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Royston
Postcode district	SG8
Dialling code	01763
Police	Cambridgeshire
Fire	Cambridgeshire
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	South Cambridgeshire
Website	Great & Little Chishill
List of places UK England Cambridgeshire 52.0152°N 0.0665°E / 52.0152; 0.0665

Little Chishill is about 1⁄4 mile (400 m) east of the county boundary with Hertfordshire and about 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) southeast of Royston.^[1]

Parish church

The Church of England parish church of Saint Nicholas is built of flint with limestone and clunch dressings. Its chancel is 12th-century and was extended in the 13th century. The nave was rebuilt in the 14th century, and the west tower and south porch are late 14th-century. New windows were inserted in the nave in the 15th century, and were replaced in the 19th century. The east window of the chancel and the belfry openings of the west tower are 16th-century. The church is a Grade II* listed building.^[4]

The parish's first recorded vicar was John Martyn in 1333.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• The Hundred Parishes