History in Structure

Church of St Oswald

A Grade II* Listed Building in Swinbrook and Widford, Oxfordshire

Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8068 / 51°48'24"N

Longitude: -1.6048 / 1°36'17"W

OS Eastings: 427341

OS Northings: 212090

OS Grid: SP273120

Mapcode National: GBR 5SX.P2R

Mapcode Global: VHBZT.4VF9

Plus Code: 9C3WR94W+P3

Entry Name: Church of St Oswald

Listing Date: 12 September 1955

Last Amended: 21 August 1989

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1300619

English Heritage Legacy ID: 253702

Also known as: St Oswald's Church, Widford

ID on this website: 101300619

Location: St Oswald's Church, Widford, West Oxfordshire, OX18

County: Oxfordshire

District: West Oxfordshire

Civil Parish: Swinbrook and Widford

Traditional County: Oxfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire

Church of England Parish: Asthall with Swinbrook and Widford

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

Tagged with: Church building

Description


SWINBROOK AND WIDFORD WIDFORD SP2712 13/144 Church of St. Oswald 12/09/55 (Formerly listed as Church of St. Oswald of Widford) - II*

Church. Built on site of Roman villa; C13 nave and chancel, restored c.1904. Uncoursed stone rubble; stone slate roof; stone bellcote between chancel and nave. 3-bay nave, and 2-bay chancel. South side: 4-centre-arched doorway to centre of nave with plank door. Trefoiled lancets to left and right of nave. Trefoiled lancets with hood moulds to left and right of chancel. North side: blocked round-arched doorway to centre of nave, 2-light stone mullion window to left of nave. Trefoiled lancet to right of chancel. West end: 3-light stone mullion and transom window. East end: 3-light Reticulated-tracery window. Interior: chancel collar-truss roof. Medieval wall paintings. Piscina to right of altar. C17 communion rail with flat wood balusters and moulded wood rail. Fragments of Roman mosaic flooring to left and right of chancel floor, below level of floor. Nave: 3-bay collar-truss roof. Medieval wall paintings. C18 box pews. Hexagonal wood pulpit with tracery panels probably made from C15 screen. (Buildings of England: Oxfordshire: 1979, p841)

Listing NGR: SP2734112090

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.