St Mary's Church, Longworth

St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church in Longworth, Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire). The church is a Grade I listed building.[1]

St Mary's Church, Longworth
LocationLongworth, Oxfordshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Previous denominationRoman Catholic Church
ChurchmanshipCentral
History
StatusActive
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Years built13th century
Administration
ParishLongworth
DeaneryVale of White Horse
ArchdeaconryDorchester
Episcopal areaDorchester
DioceseOxford
Clergy
RectorTalisker Tracey-MacLeod
Assistant priest(s)Tony Lynn
Laity
Reader(s)Richard Waterhouse

History

The oldest parts of the church date to the 13th-century. The current chancel, west tower, and north aisle were built in the 15th century.[1]

The tower has a ring of five bells. Richard Keene of Woodstock cast the third, fourth and tenor bells in 1662. Henry III Bagley of Chacombe, Northamptonshire, cast the second bell in 1746, presumably at his foundry at Witney. James Wells of Aldbourne, Wiltshire, cast the treble bell in 1807. St Mary's has also a Sanctus bell that was cast in about 1890 by an unknown founder. The five bells are currently unringable.[2]

On 21 November 1966, the church was designated a Grade I listed building.[1]

Present day

St Mary's parish is part of the benefice of Cherbury with Gainfield in the Archdeaconry of Dorchester of the Diocese of Oxford.[3] It stands in the central tradition of the Church of England.[3]

Notable clergy

References
  1. Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1048616)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. Davies, Peter (1 April 2016). "Longworth S Mary". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  3. Archbishops' Council. "Longworth: St Mary, Longworth". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 8 April 2016.

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