There really are a lot of churches in Oxfordshire -
with even really tiny villages boasting their own local church. These village churches are
often quite small but gorgeous to look at - and of course generally have
lots of wildlife, wild flowers and nice trees around them too.
This page of Oxfordshire Church Photos , Pictures covers the churches to be found in the
county's villages and towns with names starting between A and
L. Photographs of churches located within Oxfordshire with Towns and
Villages whose names are between M and Y can be
found here.
It is is interesting to note how many Oxfordshire churches are
named either St Mary, St Mary's or St Mary the Virgin - seems to apply to just
about every other church around South Oxfordshire. Our English churches come in many shapes
and sizes although ultimately the layout is in
the traditional cruciform shape, aligned East to West. As mentioned many Oxfordshire
villages have their own small churches which quite often date back for
100's of years - some of them belong to or were built by rich landowners
so you can often find a small church near a Manor House and also located
in what is now private grounds. Despite the basic shape it is quite amazing how
different they often actually are in design and how beautiful many of
them are to look at. They often have a very
large yew tree nearby, lots of not so often seen wild
flowers etc. surround the edges of the graveyards and for (the benefit
of?) walkers and cyclists there are often wooden seats in the
graveyards which provide a nice peaceful location for a picnic which is
why we often plan our walks to arrive by a church around lunch time if
possible.
Quite a few of our photographs of Oxfordshire's Churches were taken
during the Winter since in the Spring and Summer the churches are
difficult to photograph clearly due to the heavy foliage from the
surrounding trees and shrubs - and also because of the -nearly always
found- huge Yew tree situated right next to the church itself. Yew trees
are extremely long-lived and were treated by the ancient Britons as a
place of burial, worship and for other important ceremonies - therefore
these sacred places led the first Christians to build their new churches
next to them.
Needless to say from March through to the
summer many of the graveyards and surrounds are covered in snowdrops, then
bluebells, then daffodils and so on. The village lanes around our part of
the county are generally very quiet and therefore excellent for cyclists -
a far better way to visit the churches than by car and of course with the
extensive paths and tracks in our area you can also hike to them easily
enough.
In our case our favourite way of getting around
the various locations is by making up circular walks using our National
Trails like the Ridgeway and the Oxfordshire Way as well as some of our
beautiful canals like the excllent Oxford Canal and the impressive Grand
Union Canal. (a walks menu for
England (Chilterns) can be found on our page located here
There are many more English Church Photographs on our
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Pictures of the following local Oxfordshire Churches are shown on this page - [location//Church Name.]
Abingdon - St. Nicholas
Abingdon - St. Mary The Virgin
Adderbury - St Marys
Albury - St. Marys
Ambrosden - St Mary the Virgin
Appleford - St Peter and St Paul
Ardley - St Marys
Ardington - St. Mary the Virgin
Asthall - St Nicholas
Aston Rowant - St Peter and St Paul
Aston: St James
Aston Tirroid: St Michael
Aston Upthorpe: All Saints
Bampton: St Mary the Virgin
Barford St John - St Johns
Barford St Michael - St Michael and St John
Beckley - St Michael and All Angels
Benson - St Helen
Berwick Salome - St Helens
Bicester - St Edburgs
Binfield Heath - St. Marys
Bix - St James
Bix Bottom - St. Michael and All Angels
Bletchingdon - St Giles
Blewbury: - St Michaels
Bloxham - St Marys
Brightwell - St. Giles
Britwell-Baldwin: St Bartholomew
Britwell-Salome: - St Nicholas
Brize Norton - St Britius
Bucknell - St Peters
Burford - St John the Baptist
Cassington - St Peter
Chalgrove - St Marys
Charlbury - St. Michael and All Angels
Charlton-on-Otmoor - St Marys
Checkendon - St Peter and St Paul
Chesterton - St Marys
Childrey - St. Nicholas
Chilton - St. Nicholas
Chinnor - St. Peter
Christmas Common - St. Nicholas
Church Hanborough - St Peter and St Paul
Clanfield: St Stephens
Clifton Hampden: St Michael and All Angels
Combe - St Laurence
Cropedy - St Mary the Virgin
Croughton - All Saints
Crowell - St. Marys
Crowmarsh Gifford - St Mary Magdalene
Cuddesdon - St. Nicholas
Culham - St. Michaels
Cuxham: Church of the Holy Rood
Deddington - St Peter and St Paul
Dorchester - St. John the Baptist
Dorchester - All Saints
Drayton: St Peters
Drayton St Leonard - St Leonard and St Catherine
Duns Tew - St Mary Magdalene
Easington - St Peters
East Challow - St. James
East Lockinge - All Saints
Emmington - St. Peters
Ewelme: St Mary the Virgin
Fifield St - St. Mary the Virgin
Freeland - St Mary the Virgin
Fritwell - St Olave
Fulbrook - St James the Great
Garsington - St. Mary The Virgin
Goddington - Holy Trinity
Goring - St Thomas of Canterbury
Great Haseley - St. Mary The Virgin
Great Kimble - All Saints
Great Milton - St. John The Baptist
Great Rollright - St Andrews
Great Tew - St Michael and All Angels
Hampton Gay - St Giles
Hampton Poyle - St Marys
Harpsden - St Margarets
Hempton - St John the Evangelist
Henley - St Mary the Virgin
Heythorp - St Nicholas
Highmoor Cross - St Pauls
Hook Norton - St Peters
Horspath - St. Marys
Horton-cum-Studley - St Barnabas
Idbury - St. Nicholas
Ikford - St Nicholas
Islip - Pishill Church
Kidlington - St Mary the Virgin
Kirtlington - St Mary the Virgin
Launton - St Marys
Letcombe Bassett - St. Marys
Lewknor - St Margarets
Little Milton - St. Mary
Little Rollright - St Phillips
Little Tew - St John the Evangelist
Little Wittenham - St. Mary
Long Wittenham - All Saints
Lower Assendon -
Lower Heyford - St Mary