St Mary the Virgin, Iffley

For other places with the same name, see St Mary the Virgin.
St Mary the Virgin, Iffley
Church of St Mary the Virgin
Location Iffley, Oxfordshire
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Previous denomination Broad Church
Website iffleychurch.org.uk
History
Dedication Saint Mary
Architecture
Status Active
Functional status Parish Church
Heritage designation Grade I listed
Style Romanesque
Years built c.1160-1230
Administration
Deanery Cowley
Archdeaconry Archdeaconry of Oxford
Diocese Diocese of Oxford
Province Province of Canterbury
Clergy
Vicar(s) The Revd Andrew McKearney
Assistant priest(s) The Revd David Barton, The Revd Dr William Beaver, The Revd Dr Graham Low
Laity
Reader(s) Sarah McKearney
Churchwarden(s) Dougall Morrison and Mark Phythian-Adams

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.[1][2]

History

The Romanesque church was built c.1160 by the St Remy family, probably financed with funds from the de Clintons of Kenilworth Castle.[3] The Early Gothic east end was extended in c.1230, when a cell was constructed on the south-side for the anchoress Annora.[4][5]

The building has not been changed too much over the centuries, retaining its round-arched windows and doorways.[6][7] It is Grade I listed. The church includes a stained glass window by the 20th century artist John Piper.

See also

References

  1. Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "St Mary the Virgin". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. p. 414. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
  2. "Iffley St Mary the Virgin, Iffley". The Church of England. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. Phythian-Adams, Mark (Jun 2006). "The patronage of Iffley church - a new line of enquiry" (PDF). Ecclesiology Today (36): 7–23. ISSN 1460-4213. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  4. 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.
  5. Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 658–661. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
  6. Ross, David. "Iffley Church". Britain Express. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  7. Wall, Lionel. "Iffley". UK: Great English Churches. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

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