St John's began life as a Norman church, of which the central tower and west wall, with its typical Norman door, remain. After this, its story is one of continual additions and ‘improvements' over the centuries, which makes the history of the building fascinating although quite difficult to read.
For more information visit on this building visit www.explorechurches.org/church/st-john-baptist-burford
St Mary's church, Witney, is a magnificent building set in beautiful and historic surroundings and rising majestically above the centre of the town.
The church of St Mary the Virgin lies at the centre of an ancient parish within an Anglo-Saxon royal estate and on the site of a late Anglo-Saxon minster from 950 or earlier.
For almost a thousand years St Marys has played its part at the centre of the village of Bampton in Oxfordshire, and today it continues to be a vibrant influence within the local community as well as a beautiful centrepiece to the village.
The first mention of the church in Northleach dates from around 1100, but from the end of the 14th century, the church was almost completely rebuilt in perpendicular Gothic style. The west tower was built around 1380-1400, and the baptismal font also dates from the end of the 14th century. The present nave and the south porch were built in the first half of the 15th century, as was the pulpit. The church was restored in 1877-84 according to the plans of the neo-Gothic architect James Brooks.
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