South Weston
South Weston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Lewknor, in the South Oxfordshire district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is about 4.5 miles (7 km) south of Thame. There are about 19 households in South Weston. In 1951 the parish had a population of 61.[1] On 1 April 1954 the parish was abolished and merged with Lewknor.[2]
| South Weston | |
|---|---|
 St. Lawrence' parish church | |
  South Weston Location within Oxfordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU700983 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Thame |
| Postcode district | OX9 |
| Dialling code | 01844 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Lewknor Village |
Manor
South Weston is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 and the Hundred Rolls of 1279.[3] Both then and later in the Middle Ages, the parish's farming interests overlapped with those of neighbouring Wheatfield.[3]
Parish church
The current Church of England parish church of Saint Lawrence was designed by the Gothic Revival architect R.C. Hussey and built in 1860.[4] It is in a Decorated Gothic style[4] and incorporates some elements of the previous Norman church. The font is 13th century,[4] and there is a 14th-century tomb recess in the north wall of the chancel.[4] Over the east window, on the outside is a statue of Saint Lawrence.[4]
The armchairs in the church were given by the Reynardson family of Adwell. The church was renovated in 1988 to make it more suitable for holding services. Until the mid 19th century the church had strong links with The Queen's College, Oxford.
Salisbury Lodge
In South Weston a non-conformist chapel and a public house were built in about 1600. The pub was called The Salisbury Arms. After the chapel became unused, the chapel was converted into a barn for the use of the pub owners. The pub was converted into a house in 1982 and is now called Salisbury Lodge.
References
- "Population statistics South Weston CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- "Relationships and changes South Weston CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- Lobel 1969, pp. 253–262.
- Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 774.
Sources and further reading
- Fanshawe, Rev. H.L.; Henderson, Canon W.H. Church of Saint Lawrence South Weston.
- Lobel, Mary D, ed. (1969). A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 8: Lewknor and Pyrton Hundreds. Victoria County History. pp. 253–262.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 774. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
External links
Media related to South Weston at Wikimedia Commons
