Historic Churches in Oxfordshire

A wonderful 14th-century church on the site of a Norman and (possibly) an earlier Saxon church. In the chancel is the ornate Elizabethan tomb of Lord Williams of Thame, while in the south transept lie Sir Richard and Lady Sybil Quatremain of Rycote. There are numerous late medieval and Tudor brasses in the chancel.
Church Road, Thame, Oxfordshire, England, OX9 3AJ

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Heritage Highlight: 16th-century Lord Williams tomb

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The oldest church in Wallingford, St Leonards dates to the 11th century and retains sections of Saxon herringbone stonework. The church may have originated as early as the 6th century. It was damaged in the 1646 siege of Wallingford when it was used as a barracks by Parliamentary soldiers.
St Leonard's Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England, OX10 0HA

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Heritage Highlight: Saxon stonework in the nave walls and tower

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An attractive town church, primarily 19th century, incorporating a 17th-century tower, built on the foundations of a 12th-century church. The living of St Mary's was once owned by St Albans Abbey and later by Cardinal Wolsey. There are very good 19th-century windows and several fine Georgian wall monuments.
Market Place, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England, OX10 0EG

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Heritage Highlight: 17th-century tower

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A Georgian church marked by a distinctive spire and an octagonal belfry. The church was designed in 1763 after the medieval building on this site had been destroyed during the Civil War.
Thames Street, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England, OX10 0BH

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Heritage Highlight: Grave of legal commentator William Blackstone

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A large cruciform 13th century church known for its medieval misericords and the life-sized memorial brass of Sir Ivo FitzWarin (d. 1414) the father-in-law of Dick Whittington. St Peter and St Paul possibly stands on the site of an earlier Saxon church were Alfred the Great was baptised. 
Church Street, Wantage, Oxfordshire, England, OX12 8AQ

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Heritage Highlight: 1414 brass of Sir Ivo FitzWarin

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This late Saxon church holds some of the earliest stained glass in England, with late medieval and Elizabethan brasses and a 1435 effigy to Robert Fitzelys, Sheriff of Oxfordshire.
Waterperry Gardens, Waterperry, Oxfordshire, England, OX33 1JZ

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Heritage Highlight: 1220 stained glass and Saxon arch

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There's not a whole lot to the hamlet of Widford; in fact, it doesn't even appear on some road atlases. OS maps simply show the location as 'Medieval Village of Widford (site of)'. The few houses that together make up what is left of the village stand in rural Cotswold splendour beside the River Windrush, between Swinbrook and the market town of Burford.

Widford, Oxfordshire, England, OX18 4DX

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Heritage Highlight: 14th century wall paintings

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A 13th-century church built of ironstone. There are two medieval effigies in the chancel, and a curious canopied niche decorated with carvings of a swan and dolphin. The tower may incorporate Roman bricks from an earlier temple on this site.
Wigginton Road, Wigginton, Oxfordshire, England, OX15 4JU

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Heritage Highlight: 2 medieval effigies in the chancel

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At the end of a long green stands St Mary's church, begun in the 12th centuy and topped by a striking central spire that rises 156 feet. Look for memorials to the Wenman family, especially the tomb of Richard Wenman, a wealthy Tudor wool merchant who paid 80% of all taxes due in Witney in 1524.
Church Green, Witney, Oxfordshire, England, OX28 4AW

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Heritage Highlight: Wenman family tombs

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St Mary Magdalene Church was begun in the 12th century as a chapel of ease for Bladon, possibly under royal patronage. Highlights include a Norman doorway and a wonderful collection of 13th-century carved heads decorating the columns of the nave arcade.
Park Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, OX20 1UG

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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century south doorway

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