St Peter and St Paul, Checkendon

St Peter and St Paul is the Church of England parish church of Checkendon, a village in Oxfordshire, England. Its parish is part of the Deanery of Henley in the Diocese of Oxford.[1] Its earliest parts are 12th-century and it is a Grade I listed building.[2]

St Peter and St Paul, Checkendon
view from the southeast
St Peter and St Paul, Checkendon is located in Oxfordshire
St Peter and St Paul, Checkendon
St Peter and St Paul, Checkendon
Location in Oxfordshire
51.5424°N 1.0450°W / 51.5424; -1.0450
OS grid referenceSU 6632583043
LocationCheckendon, Oxfordshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 634 (reputed)
Founder(s)Birinus (reputed)
DedicationSaint Peter and Saint Paul
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated9 February 1959
Architectural typeNorman
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseOxford
ArchdeaconryDorchester
DeaneryHenley
Clergy
RectorRev. Kevin Davies

The church is a Norman building. All but one of the windows were replaced later in the Middle Ages with Decorated Gothic and Perpendicular Gothic ones, and the Perpendicular Gothic west tower is also a later addition.[3]

The church is served by Langtree Team Ministry, which is also responsible for St Mary’s Church in Ipsden, St Mary’s Church in North Stoke, St John the Evangelist Church in Stoke Row, St John the Baptist in Whitchurch Hill, St Mary’s Church in Whitchurch-on-Thames, and St Leonard’s Church in Woodcote.[4]

References

  1. "Checkendon: St Peter & St Paul". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. Historic England (9 February 1959). "Church of St Peter and St Paul (1180822)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, pp. 533–534.
  4. "Welcome". Langtree Team Ministry. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

Sources

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.