West Littleton is a village and former

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, now in the parish of Tormarton, in the

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district, in the ceremonial county of

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, England. It lies between the M4 and the A420. The closest amenities are in Marshfield, to the south-east, and the historic city of

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is about 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

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, 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

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. 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

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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. On 1 April 1935, the parish was abolished and merged with Tormarton.

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Villages in South Gloucestershire District Former civil parishes in Gloucestershire {{Gloucestershire-geo-stub