Historic Churches in Oxfordshire

All Saints Church is a magnificent 1826 building with a tower modelled after Magdalen College, Oxford and a hammer-beam nave roof modelled on Christ Church Hall, Oxford. Even the window tracery and the carved heads decorating the tower are modelled on similar features throughout Oxford.
Church Road, Churchill, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, OX7 6NU

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Heritage Highlight: Outstanding tower modelled on Magdalen College, Oxford

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St Stephen's Church in Clanfield is a pretty 12th-century church with a 14th-century tower. There are 17th-century brasses in the chancel and a 15th-century three-level sedilia.
Pound Lane, Clanfield, Oxfordshire, England, OX18 2PA

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A large 12th-century church with a 14th-century nave. St Laurence's Church, Combe Longa, is worth visiting for its wonderful collection of medieval wall paintings, stained glass, and a pair of 14th-century table tombs. St Laurence's is composed of a nave, chancel, and west tower, all in Perpendicular style.
Church Walk, Combe Longa, Oxfordshire, England, OX29 8NG

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Heritage Highlight: Marvellous medieval wall paintings

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Dorchester Abbey is one of the oldest Christian sites in England and one of the most important early churches. There was a 7th-century Saxon cathedral here, but in 1140 an Augustinian abbey was founded on the site. The interior boasts 14th-century wall paintings and a striking Jesse Window. There is also excellent 13th-century stained glass. Beside the church is the Dorchester Museum, housed in the old Abbey Guest House.
Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Norman lead font, St Birinius shrine, 13th century effigies

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St Kenelm's Church is a delightful country church begun in the early 9th century and rebuilt in the Norman period. Highlights include the 17th-century tomb of Stevens Wisdom and an excellent collection of medieval carved corbel heads.
Church Street, Enstone, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, OX7 4NN

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century Norman south doorway

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A 12th-century church with a fascinating history, All Saints is composed of an aisled nave, transepts, chancel, north-east chapel, and central tower beneath a stone tiled roof. Though the current building is primarily Transitional Norman and Early English, it seems quite likely that there was a Saxon minster on this spot before the Norman Conquest.
Church Street, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, England, SN7 7HW

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Heritage Highlight: 16th century Unton family memorials

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All Saints Church in Goosey is a small country church established in the 8th century as a chapel by monks of Abingdon Abbey, who raised flocks of geese here. A medieval cross shaft stands in the churchyard.
Off Goosey Lane, Goosey, Oxfordshire, England, SN7 8PE

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Heritage Highlight: Medieval cross shaft, 13th-century windows

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St Giles' is a small country church dating to the 13th century. Boasts a pair of good 16th-century brasses and very rare late 18th-century engraved heraldic window panels. The door is lovely 14th-century work.
The Hollow Road, Great Coxwell, Oxfordshire, England, SN7 7NG

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Heritage Highlight: Rare engraved heraldic panels in east window

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St Andrews is a delightful country church, with a 14th-century tower. Historic highlights include the 16th-century Batersby Brass, 14th-century font, and a finely carved Norman doorway and tympanum.
Great Rollright, Oxfordshire, England

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This lovely 14th-century building boasts a lovely series of wall paintings discovered in 1988. There are wonderful late medieval brasses, a marble tomb to Mary Ann Boulton, and beautifully carved medieval bench ends.
New Road, Great Tew, Oxfordshire, England, OX7 4AG

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Heritage Highlight: Magnificent collection of late medieval wall paintings and brasses

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