Historic Churches in Oxfordshire

A superbly situated, though partially ruined, Norman church beside the Thames, in the grounds of Mongewell Park. St John the Baptist church consists of a ruined nave, Norman chancel in apsidal shape, and a late Georgian brick-built tower in Gothic style. The interior features several Georgian monuments and a very finely carved Victorian font.
Mongewell, Oxfordshire, England, OX10 8BU

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A very attractive little 12th-century church beside the Thames. The church features a Norman font and a very nicely carved Jacobean pulpit.
Newnham Murren, Oxfordshire, England

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St Mary's stands in the shadow of North Aston Hall. The church was built in the 14th century, on a site owned by Bradeenstoke Priory in the 12th century. The highlight is a late 15th-century alabaster monument to John and Alicia Anne, with fantastically detailed carving and figures of 14 bedesmen around the base.
St Mary's Walk, North Aston, Oxfordshire, England, OX25 6JA

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century Anne monument
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St Mary's at North Leigh is a delight; a gem of a church, with a marvellous Perpendicular chantry, two intriguing wall monuments, a fabulous wall painting, and enough architectural interest to keep a history-buff fascinated for a long, long time.
Church Road, North Leigh, Oxfordshire, England, OX29 6TX

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century Wilcote Chantry, and Tudor wall painting
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A 13th-century church on the east bank of the River Thames near Wallingford. The nave walls are covered with 14th -century murals including the Martyrdom of Thomas Becket. There is a 13th-century Crusader chest and a 13th-century grave slab in the chancel floor. A medieval gem.
Church Lane, North Stoke, Oxfordshire, England, OX10 6BQ

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Heritage Highlight: Marvellous 14th-century wall paintings in the nave
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St Denys is a 13th-century church in a small Oxfordshire hamlet not far from the River Thames. Unlike many early medieval parish churches, we actually know a fair bit about the origins of St Denys church at Northmoor.
Church Road, Northmoor, Oxfordshire, England, OX29 5SX

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All Saints, Nuneham Courtenay, is a striking Italianate church in the style of a classical temple, built in a prominent position overlooking the River Thames. It stands in the grounds of Nuneham Park, an 18th-century stately home now operating as a retreat centre. The church was built in 1764 by the 1st Lord Harcourt to act as a an eye-catcher in a sweeping new landscape garden designed by Capability Brown.
All Saints Old Church, Nuneham Park Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire, England, OX44 9PQ

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Heritage Highlight: Superb 18th century Italianate design overlooking the Thames
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This smallest of English cathedrals started life as a shrine to St. Frideswide, a lady whose reputation was made when a Saxon who tried to force himself on her was struck blind. In 1525 Cardinal Wolsey had half of the church nave pulled down to make way for his new Christ Church College. In 1546 the new see of Oxford was moved to this modest church, which also acts as the college chapel. The late 15th century vaulting is remarkable, with drooping pendants running the length of the choir.
St Aldates, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, OX1 1DP

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Heritage Highlight: 15th century roof vaulting
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One of the oldest buildings in Oxford, St Cross may have been founded by St Grimwald around AD 890, but was certainly in existence by the late 11th century. It served as a chapel of St Peter-in-the-East and has now been converted to become the Historic Collections Centre for Balliol College.
St Cross Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, OX1 3UH

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century chancel arch
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St Ebbe's is a 19th-century church retaining an 11th-century Norman doorway, carved with grotesque beakheads. The doorway may have been built by Robert D'Oyley, the Constable of Oxford Castle. The church was named for a 7th-century Northumbrian saint who may possibly have visited Oxford.
2 Roger Bacon Lane, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, OX1 1QE

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Heritage Highlight: Norman doorway
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