Shorthampton | |
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All Saints' parish church | |
Shorthampton Location within Oxfordshire | |
OS grid reference | SP3320 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Chipping Norton |
Postcode district | OX7 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Oxfordshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Shorthampton is a hamlet in Chilson civil parish about 2 miles (3 km) west of Charlbury, in Oxfordshire, England. The oldest parts of the Church of England parish church of All Saints are Norman, and a round-headed lancet window from this period survives in the north wall of the nave.[1] The present chancel arch is small and was built in the 13th or 14th century.[1] Most of the current windows are Perpendicular Gothic. All Saints' has box pews that were added in the 18th century and a south porch that was built in the 19th century.[1] All Saints' contains several 15th century wall paintings[1] including a rare one of the "Miracle of the Clay Birds"[2] from the Infancy Gospel of Thomas and another of Saint Zita.[3] All Saints' is a Grade II* listed building.[4] All Saints' is part of the Benefice of Charlbury with Shorthampton. Most church services are now held at the parish church of St Mary the Virgin, Charlbury.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 763.
- ↑ Marshall, Anne. "The Miracle of the Clay Birds: Shorthampton, Oxfordshire". Painted Church.
- ↑ Marshall, Anne. "St. Zita, Shorthampton, Oxfordshire". Painted Church.
- ↑ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1053112)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ Charlbury Church of England parish website
Sources and further reading
- Long, E.T. (1972). "Medieval Wall Paintings in Oxfordshire Churches". Oxoniensia. Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society. XXXVII.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 763. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.