Historic Churches in Oxfordshire

St Nicolas' Church was built in the late 12th century by the monks of Abingdon Abbey to serve abbey visitors, lay servants, and abbey tenants. St Edmund of Abingdon worshipped here as a child and his mother was buried here. The church was sacked by townsfolk during riots in 1327 but repaired. Look for the 1624 Blacknall memorial, focal point of a charity that still survives today.
Market Place, Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, OX14 3JD

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Heritage Highlight: 1624 Blacknall memorial and links to St Edmund of Abingdon

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Arguably the finest parish church in Oxfordshire, St Mary's, Adderbury, dates to the 13th century. The main interest here is the superb series of carvings both inside and outside the church. The range of carvings is fantastic, featuring strange and grotesque beings, animals, human figures, and mythological creatures of all shapes and sizes. The variety of carvings is really quite staggering and helps make Adderbury one of the most enjoyable medieval churches in the county.
1 Mill Lane, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, England, OX17 3LP

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A lovely church of considerable size, with a 13th-century tower and several excellent medieval funerary brasses, dating to the mid 14th century. The church maintains a copy of a 1634 Bible on display, and there is a very well preserved Norman north door.
Church Road, Ashbury, Oxfordshire, England, SN6 8NB

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A large Norman church, much enlarged in the 13th and 15th centuries, with later Victorian remodelling. The first church at Asthall was probably built shortly after the Norman Conquest, almost certainly by 1071, and was controlled by the Norman abbey at Ivry. From the 15th century the living was controlled by Eton College.
Asthall, Oxfordshire, England, OX18 4HW

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A lovely 13th-century country church in an idyllic setting. There are two Saxon windows reused in the nave walls, 15th-century brasses, and some very nice 17th-century memorials. The 13th-century font is made of Purbeck marble.
Church Lane, Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire, England, OX49 5SR

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Heritage Highlight: 13th-century tomb niches, and medieval brasses

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A marvellous 12th and 13th-century church that may once have been a Saxon minster. Saxon stonework survives in the tower. There is a beautifully carved Norman door to the south transept, good 15th and 16th-century brasses, and a 13th-century sedilia. A very large 15th-century Easter Sepulchre and 14th-century reredos complete a very satisfying historic church!
Church View, Bampton, Oxfordshire, England, OX18 2LW

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Heritage Highlight: Norman doorways, 14th century reredos, 15th century Easter Sepulchre

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St Mary's Church is the largest Georgian church in England and one of the largest of any period. It was begun in 1790 and features an opulent interior with gilded columns and richly coloured wall paintings. Look for The arctic Window in honour of Admiral Sir George Back.
Horse Fair, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, OX16 0AA

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Heritage Highlight: Superb Georgian interior

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St Nicholas' is a quiet 13th-century church looking across a medieval goose green. There are 14th-century wall paintings in the nave, a nice Jacobean pulpit, and an unusual stone chancel screen.
Station Road, Baulking, Oxfordshire, England, SN7 7QE

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Heritage Highlight: 14th century wall paintings in the nave

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St Margaret's Church dates to the 12th century and stands on the site of a Saxon nunnery that grew up around a holy well dedicated to St Frideswide, who is said to have founded an oratory here. The restored holy well still stands outside the church's west end. Historical highlights include a 12th-century doorway and font.
Binsey Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, OX2 0NG

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Heritage Highlight: St Margaret's Well

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St Mary's is a small church in the quiet West Oxfordshire village of Black Bourton, known for its 13th-century wall paintings. The church also boasts a very fine priest's door with Saxon carvings.
Burford Road, Black Bourton, Oxfordshire, England, OX18 2PQ

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Heritage Highlight: Fabulous set of medieval wall paintings and carved corbel heads adorn this quiet country church

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