Historic churches · West Midlands
Church of St Mary, Bampton
Church of St Mary, Bampton — Grade I listed building-listed church in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Bill Nicholls — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Church of St Mary, Bampton is a Grade I listed building-listed church in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1053559). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin is the Church of England parish church of Bampton, West Oxfordshire. It is in the Archdeaconry of Dorchester in the Diocese of Oxford. The church was built in the 10th or 11th century as an Anglo-Saxon minster with a tower. In the 12th century it was rebuilt as a cruciform Norman building centred on a crossing under the tower. Gothic additions to the church were made several times in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin is the Church of England parish church of Bampton, West Oxfordshire. It is in the Archdeaconry of Dorchester in the Diocese of Oxford. The church was built in the 10th or 11th century as an Anglo-Saxon minster with a tower. In the 12th century it was rebuilt as a cruciform Norman building centred on a crossing under the tower. Gothic additions to the church were made several times in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. The church is a Grade I listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Visiting
St Mary's is used as the set of St Michael and All Angels' Church in the television series Downton Abbey. Churchgate House is additionally used as the set of Crawley House, the residence of Isobel and Matthew Crawley.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.7278, -1.5488
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- West Oxfordshire
- Parish
- Bampton
- Postcode
- OX18 2LW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Witney
- Established
- 950
- Official site
- www.bamptonwithclanfield.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q17529279 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Mary's Church, Bampton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Church of St Mary, Bampton?
- Church of St Mary, Bampton is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX18 2LW), in the parish of Bampton.
- Is Church of St Mary, Bampton a listed building?
- Church of St Mary, Bampton is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Church of St Mary, Bampton free to visit?
- Yes, Church of St Mary, Bampton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Church of St Mary, Bampton?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode OX18 2LW. It sits within the Witney parliamentary constituency.