Church in Oxfordshire, England
| St Mary the Virgin, Iffley | |
|---|---|
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | |
 | |
| OS grid reference | SP 52714 03456 |
| Location | Iffley, Oxfordshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | iffleychurch |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Dedication | Saint Mary |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish Church |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Style | Romanesque |
| Years built | c.1160–1230; 794 years ago (1230) |
| Specifications | |
| Bells | 6 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of Canterbury |
| Diocese | Diocese of Oxford |
| Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Oxford |
| Deanery | Cowley |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | The Revd Clare Hayns |
| Assistant priest(s) | The Revd Dr Graham Low |
| Laity | |
| Churchwarden(s) | Sarah Beaver and William Alden |
The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Iffley is a Church of England parish church in the village of Iffley, Oxfordshire, England, now absorbed as a suburb of the city of Oxford.
History
The Romanesque church was built c.1160 by the St Remy family, probably financed with funds from the de Clintons of Kenilworth Castle. The Early Gothic east end was extended in c.1230, when a cell was constructed on the south side for the anchoress Annora.
The building has not been changed much over the centuries, retaining its round-arched windows and doorways. It is Grade I listed. The church includes a stained glass window by the 20th-century artist John Piper and another by Roger Wagner.
See also
References
- Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "St Mary the Virgin". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. p. 414. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
- "Iffley St Mary the Virgin, Iffley". The Church of England. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- Phythian-Adams, Mark (June 2006). "The patronage of Iffley church - a new line of enquiry" (PDF). Ecclesiology Today (36): 7–23. ISSN 1460-4213. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England (1939). An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. pp. 151–154.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 658–661. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
- Ross, David. "Iffley Church". Britain Express. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- Wall, Lionel. "Iffley". UK: Great English Churches. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1047319)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
Further reading
- Hiller, Jon (1995). "Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Iffley, Oxford". Project Report. UK: Oxford Archaeological Unit.
External links
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