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Church of St Denys

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Church of St Denys — church in Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

Church of St Denys, abbeys & priories in Oxfordshire

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Typical visit
45 min–1.5 h
  • Family-friendly
  • Limited wheelchair access

About

Church of St Denys is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.6390°, -1.5073°.

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Heritage listing

Details SU 57 SE 6/31 STANFORD DINGLEY Church of St. Denys GV I Church. C12, C13 and C14 with early C18 chancel. Restored 1870 and 1885. Flint with Bath stone dressings, brick chancel with plinth, stone window dressings, moulded brick eaves cornice and parapet to east. Old tile roofs, weatherboarded bellcote at west end of nave with four louvres on each face, pyramidal slate roof and weathervane. Nave, north and south aisles, south porch and chancel. Nave, west end: C14 arched doorway with hoodmould and boarded door with old ironwork, two ogee-light square headed window above with hoodmould. Southside: paired C19 lancets to left. South aisle: small C19 lancet at west end and C13 quatrefoil opening at east end. Large C13 trefoil arched south doorway with carved roundel at apex, hoodmould, and shafts with stiff leaf capitals. Old boardeddoor with contemporary ironwork. Triple C19 cusped lancets to right. C19 gabled south porch with chamfered arch, hoodmould with carved stops, and square openings to east and west. North aisle: three bays with buttresses, paired C19 cusped lancets to left, and cusped lancets in centre and to right. C13 lancets at east and west ends. Chancel: single round arched windows to north and south, stone wall tablet to Catherine Juliana of 1811 at left to south, and single round arched east window with keystone. Interior: three bay north arcade and two bay south arcade, with moulded arches of differing sizes, stiff leaf capitals and hoodmoulds. Nave roof of three bays with ties, arch braced collars, double purlins and wind-braces. Moulded chancel arch with medieval glazed bricks in north respond. Remains of C13 wall painting in nave. Norman tub font, coat of arms above chancel arch, Commandment boards in chancel and Creed boards in north aisle. Other

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

Protected designations

  • Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
  • Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

Place summary

The Church of St Denys is an abbey located in Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire, within the West Midlands. This Grade I listed building is notable for its architectural significance and is situated in areas of outstanding natural beauty, specifically the Cotswolds and North Wessex Downs.

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Coordinates
51.6390, -1.5073
County
Oxfordshire
Parish
Stanford in the Vale
Postcode
SN7 8HU
Parliamentary constituency
Didcot and Wantage

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Church of St Denys?
Church of St Denys is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode SN7 8HU), in the parish of Stanford in the Vale.
Is Church of St Denys a listed building?
Church of St Denys is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
Is Church of St Denys a protected site?
Yes — Church of St Denys is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB) and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
How do I get to Church of St Denys?
Drivers can navigate to postcode SN7 8HU. It sits within the Didcot and Wantage parliamentary constituency.