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Church of the Holy Ascension

A Grade II Listed Building in Littleworth, Oxfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6723 / 51°40'20"N

Longitude: -1.5495 / 1°32'58"W

OS Eastings: 431248

OS Northings: 197152

OS Grid: SU312971

Mapcode National: GBR 5VQ.51Q

Mapcode Global: VHC0M.375C

Plus Code: 9C3WMFC2+W5

Entry Name: Church of the Holy Ascension

Listing Date: 21 November 1966

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1283126

English Heritage Legacy ID: 249488

ID on this website: 101283126

Location: Holy Ascension Church, Littleworth, Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, SN7

County: Oxfordshire

District: Vale of White Horse

Civil Parish: Littleworth

Traditional County: Berkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire

Church of England Parish: Gainfield

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


LITTLEWORTH LITTLEWORTH
SU 3197

2/3 Church of the Holy
Ascension
21.11.66

- II

Church 1839 by H J Underwood of Oxford with chancel 1876. Rubble stone with
ashlar dressings. Lancet Gothic. 3-bay nave, broad, aisleless with low
pitched stone tiled roof. Side buttresses and diagonal angle buttresses
with string course at level of top set-off and window heads. Dentil eaves
course. More elaborate west front with bellcote and 2-light west window
with quatrefoil light over, all ashlar with hoodmould stepped up from string
course. Gabled porch with shafted moulded arch and carved foliage capitals.
2-bay chancel, crazed rubble. Cusped lancets and 3 lancets to east end.
Projecting plinth. Priest's door with ornate ironwork. Interior: Thin false
hammerbeam nave roof, arched braced collar truss with crown posts to chancel.
East window with-moulded rear arches and triple shafts between lights. In
nave 4 panels of sacred texts painted on metal in a C15 illuminated manuscript
style. Church founded by the Tractarian, E B Pusey.


Listing NGR: SU3124897152

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