Salford, Oxfordshire

Salford

St Mary the Virgin parish church
Salford
Salford shown within Oxfordshire
Population 356 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference SP2828
Civil parish
  • Salford
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Chipping Norton
Postcode district OX7
Dialling code 01608
Police Thames Valley
Fire Oxfordshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament
Website Salford Parish Council

Salford is a village and civil parish about 1 1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) west of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 356.[1]

Parish church

The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary the Virgin was largely Norman until the Oxford Diocesan architect, the Gothic Revivalist G.E. Street almost completely rebuilt it in 1854. The font and parts of two doorways are among the few Norman features that Street retained. Street probably rebuilt the bell tower, but its Decorated Gothic bell openings survive.[2]

The tower has a ring of five bells, all of which were cast in 1687 by Matthew I Bagley and Henry II Bagley of Chacombe, Northamptonshire.[3]

The ecclesiastical parish is part of the Team Benefice of Chipping Norton, along with the parishes of Chastleton, Chipping Norton, Churchill, Cornwell, Daylesford, Kingham, Little Compton, Little Rollright and Over Norton.[4]

Amenities

The Salford Inn

Salford has a public house, The Salford Inn serving home made food and real ales with accommodation and beer garden.

References

  1. ↑ "Area: Salford (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 749.
  3. ↑ Davies, Peter (14 December 2006). "Salford S Mary V". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  4. ↑ Archbishops' Council. "Benefice of Chipping Norton". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2012.

Sources

  • Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 749. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
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