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
Map
OS grid referenceSP 52714 03456
LocationIffley, Oxfordshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipBroad Church
Websiteiffleychurch.org.uk
History
StatusActive
DedicationSaint Mary
Architecture
Functional statusParish Church
Heritage designationGrade I listed
StyleRomanesque
Years builtc.1160–1230;
795 years ago (1230)
Specifications
Bells6
Administration
ProvinceProvince of Canterbury
DioceseDiocese of Oxford
ArchdeaconryArchdeaconry of Oxford
DeaneryCowley
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.[1][2]

History

Stained glass window by John Piper

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 much over the centuries, retaining its round-arched windows and doorways.[6][7] It is Grade I listed.[8] The church includes a stained glass window by the 20th-century artist John Piper and another by Roger Wagner.

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 (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.
  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.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1047319)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

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