Grade I Listed Buildings In Cherwell (district) ...
There are over 9,000 Grade I listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the district of Cherwell in Oxfordshire. List of buildings See also * Grade I listed buildings in Oxfordshire ** Grade I listed buildings in Oxford ** Grade I listed buildings in South Oxfordshire ** Grade I listed buildings in Vale of White Horse ** Grade I listed buildings in West Oxfordshire * Grade II* listed buildings in Cherwell (district) Notes References External links {{GradeIListedbuilding Cherwell Lists of Grade I listed buildings in Oxfordshire Listed Listed may refer to: * Listed, Bornholm, a fishing village on the Danish island of Bornholm * Listed (MMM program), a television show on MuchMoreMusic * Endangered species in biology * Listed building, in architecture, designation of a historicall ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Grade I Listed Building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in Northern Ireland. The term has also been used in the Republic of Ireland, where buildings are protected under the Planning and Development Act 2000. The statutory term in Ireland is " protected structure". A listed building may not be demolished, extended, or altered without special permission from the local planning authority, which typically consults the relevant central government agency, particularly for significant alterations to the more notable listed buildings. In England and Wales, a national amenity society must be notified of any work to a listed building which involves any element of demolition. Exemption from secular listed building control is provided for some buildings in current use for worship, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hook Norton
Hook Norton is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. It lies northeast of Chipping Norton, close to the Cotswold Hills. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 2,117. The village is formed of four neighbourhoods: East End, Scotland End (in the west), Down End (in the centre) and Southrop (in the south). Toponymy In the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' in 917 the village is recorded as ''Hocneratun''. The Domesday Book of 1086 records it as ''Hochenartone''. A charter from 1130 records it as ''Hokenartona''. An episcopal register entry from 1225 records it as ''Hokenartone''. A record from 1267 records it as ''Hokenarton''. The ''Taxatio Ecclesiastica'' of 1291 records it as ''Hoke Norton''. Other past spellings of the name include ''Hocceneretune'' (1050), ''Hogenarton'' (1216) and ''Okenardton'' (1263). ''Hegnorton'' is recorded in a plea roll from 1430. The name is derived from Old English. ''Hocca'' may perhaps be the name of a person or tribe, althou ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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South Newington
South Newington is a village and civil parish on the south bank of the River Swere in the Cotswold Hills in Oxfordshire, England, about southwest of Banbury. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 285. Manors Evidence of a Romano-British settlement has been found near the parish boundary on Iron Down, about south of the present village. The present village originated in Anglo-Saxon times. After the Norman conquest of England, William the Conqueror granted the manor to Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, who was both his step-brother and one of his military commanders. It is recorded amongst Odo's estates in the Domesday Book of 1086. By 1206 Odo of Bayeux's former manor was let to one William of Paris, after whom the village was sometimes called "Paris Newton". A few years later William granted the estate to Ralph Ivals, after whom the village was called "Newington Jewell". However, by about the same time it was also being called "South Newington" to distinguish it from Nor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Somerton, Oxfordshire
Somerton is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, in the Cherwell valley about northwest of Bicester. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 305. Archaeology Fourteen Saxon or early medieval graves have been discovered at Somerton's former Free School. Manor The Domesday Book of 1086 records that William the Conqueror's step-brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, held most of the manor of Somerton. The de Greys and their heirs In 1230 the manor of Somerton was divided between two heiresses. In 1245 Walter de Grey, Archbishop of York, granted one of the halves to his nephew, also called Walter de Grey. The de Grey manor house seems to have been on low-lying land near the Cherwell. By 1295 it had a court, dovecote and fishponds. By 1300 Somerton had a watermill. Remains of the fishponds survive today. The manor was passed down through the de Grey family, and then to their descendants the Deincourts and then the Lovells of Minster Lovell. In 1485 Francis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alkerton, Oxfordshire
Alkerton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shenington with Alkerton, in the Cherwell district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is on the county boundary with Warwickshire, about west of Banbury. In 1961 the parish had a population of 82. On 1 April 1970 the parish was abolished and merged with Shenington to form "Shenington with Alkerton". Manor The Domesday Book records that in 1086 Alkerton had two main manors. Miles Crispin held the larger manor as part of the Honour of Wallingford. Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, William the Conqueror's half-brother, held the smaller manor. Parish church The oldest parts of the Church of England parish church of St Michael and All Angels are the lower stages of the central bell tower, which date from the 12th century in the Transitional style between Norman and Early English Gothic. Towards the end of the 12th century the south aisle was added, linked with the nave by an Early English Gothic arcade of t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Middleton Stoney
Middleton Stoney is a village and civil parish about west of Bicester, Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 331. The parish measures about north–south and about east–west, and in 1959 its area was . Its eastern boundary is Gagle Brook, a tributary of the River Ray, and its western boundary is Aves ditch. It is bounded to the north and south by field boundaries. Archaeology The remains of a Roman building from the second century AD, possibly a barn, have been found southeast of the former castle. Aves ditch is pre- Saxon and may have been dug as a boundary ditch. Toponym "Middleton" is a common toponym derived from Old English. It means the middle ''tūn'' (enclosure or township) of a group. The Domesday Book of 1086 records this particular Middleton as ''Middeltone''. Episcopal registers record it as ''Mudelingtona'' in 1209–19 and ''Middellington'' in 1251. A document from 1242 included in the '' Book of Fees'' records it as ''Mudelin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Middleton Park, Oxfordshire
Middleton Park is a rural park in the parish of Middleton Stoney, Oxfordshire, England, about west of Bicester. The grounds are Grade II listed and include several historic buildings, notably a Grade I listed country house with Grade II* listed service wing and lodges. History The current house was designed by the English architect Edwin Lutyens and his son Robert for George Child Villiers, 9th Earl of Jersey. It was built in 1935–38 on the site of a mid-18th-century house that had been built for William Villiers, 3rd Earl of Jersey. It was Lutyens' last great country house. In 1974 it was converted into apartments. The estate is privately owned. In the park east of the house are Middleton's Grade II* listed Norman parish church and the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle, which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change. The vari ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Merton, Oxfordshire
Merton is a village and civil parish near the River Ray, about south of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 424. Archaeology In 1978 a Middle Bronze Age spearhead was found at West End Farm on the northwestern side of the village. Manor Just before the Norman conquest of England Hacun, a Dane, held the manor of ''Meretone'' and also the nearby manor of Piddington. The toponym is derived from the Old English for a tun, hamlet or settlement by the mere. The Domesday Book records that by 1086 Countess Judith of Lens, a niece of William I of England held the manor. Countess Judith was betrothed to Simon I de Senlis but refused to marry him and fled England. William I confiscated her estates and allowed Simon to marry Judith's eldest daughter Maud. Simon received estates including Merton as the honour of Huntingdon. In 1152 or 1153 Simon's son Simon II de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton gave Merton to the Knights Te ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Launton
Launton is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish on the eastern outskirts of Bicester, Oxfordshire, England. The United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,204. Manor King Edward the Confessor granted the Manorialism, manor of Launton to Westminster Abbey in 1065. The abbey surrendered the manor to the Crown when it was suppressed in the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1540, but in 1542 the Crown granted Launton to the abbey's Dean and Chapter. Mary I of England, Mary I restored the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic church in England so in 1556 Launton was surrendered to the Crown, who restored it to the reinstated abbott and convent of Westminster. Elizabeth I of England, Elizabeth I restored the English Reformation so in 1560 Launton was surrendered to the Crown for a third time, who again granted it to the Dean and Chapter. In 1649 the Commonwealth of England assigned Launton to Westminster School. In 1860 the lands of the Dea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kirtlington
Kirtlington is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire about west of Bicester. The parish includes the hamlet of Northbrook. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 988. The parish measures nearly north–south and about east–west. It is bounded by the River Cherwell to the west, and elsewhere mostly by field boundaries. In 1959 its area was . Archaeology The Portway is a pre-Roman road running parallel with the Cherwell on high ground about east of the river. It bisects Kirtlington parish and passes through the village. A short stretch of it is now part of the A4095 road through the village. Longer stretches form minor roads to Bletchingdon and Upper Heyford. Akeman Street Roman road bisects the parish east–west passing just north of Kirtlington village. A minor road linking Kirtlington with Chesterton uses its course. Aves ditch is pre-Saxon. One end of the ditch is in Kirtlington parish about north of the village. Just east of the parish school is ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kidlington
Kidlington is a major village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, between the River Cherwell and the Oxford Canal, north of Oxford and 7 miles (12 km) south-west of Bicester. It remains officially a village despite its size. The 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census put the parish population at 13,723. History Kidlington's Toponymy, toponym derives from the Old English ''Cudelinga tun'': the ''tun'' (settlement) of the "Kidlings" (sons) of Cydel-hence. The Domesday Book in 1086 records ''Chedelintone''. By 1214 the spelling ''Kedelinton'' appears in a Calendar of Bodleian Charters. The Church of England parish church of Perpetual virginity of Mary, St Mary the Virgin dates from 1220, but there is evidence of a church on the site since 1073. St Mary's has fine medieval stained glass and a spire known as "Our Lady's Needle". It is a Grade I listed buildings in Oxfordshire, Grade I listed building. The tower has a Change ringing, ring of eig ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Islip, Oxfordshire
Islip is a village and civil parish on the River Ray, just above its confluence with the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England. It is about east of Kidlington and about north of Oxford. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 652. Archaeology The remains of a Romano-British villa have been found about southwest of the village. Parish church Edward the Confessor (born ''circa'' 1004, died 1066) was born in Islip and tradition holds that he was baptised in a church here. Parts of the present church date from about 1200. The chancel was rebuilt in 1780 and the church was restored in 1861. The church is Islip's only Grade I Listed Building. The belltower has a ring of eight bells. Since 1987 the Church of England parish has been part of the Ray Valley Benefice. A chapel associated with Edward the Confessor existed north of the church. The chapel was damaged in April 1645 in a military engagement in the English Civil War, and in the 1780s it was demolished. The f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |