The two barringtons lie opposite each other on either side of the River Windrush and are connected by a Causeway erected by Thomas strong of London. At the southern of Little Barrington is the Fox Inn where a cup of good cider can be obtained and a comfortable lunch prepares us to visit the village proper.

The houses of Little Barrington are scattered in a rubber haphazard Fashion on the banks of a deep green hollow; a swamp in Winter and treacherous even in summer, while the church overlooks the Windrush. 

The Windrush has become quite a considerable stream here and worthy to be the home of the large trout that were taken between this spot and Burford. It comes sweeping down through Barrington Park to the bridge at the farther end of Thomas Strong’s Causeway and then onwards through the wide Green Meadows to join the Thames at Newbridge

Barrington Park is a Palladian style Grade II listed building, near the slightly larger Great Barrington. It was built between 1736 and 1738 for George II’s Lord Chancellor Charles Talbot. In the late nineteenth century, it was extended by Edward Rhys Wingfield.

The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, next door to the house is worth a visit. There are signs of a church here since the Norman times, indicated mainly by the 12th Century chancel arch. A major remodelling took place in the 1500s, which made the church into the much more light and airy structure that we find today. It was built using locally quarried stone, which was also used for St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.