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Stonesfield
Stonesfield is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish about north of Witney in Oxfordshire, and about 10 miles (17 km) north-west of Oxford. The village is on the crest of an escarpment. The parish extends mostly north and north-east of the village, in which directions the land rises gently and then descends to the River Glyme at Glympton and Wootton, West Oxfordshire, Wootton about to the north-east. South of Stonesfield, below the escarpment, is the River Evenlode which touches the southern edge of the parish. At the centre of Stonesfield stands the 13th-century church of James the Great, St James the Great as well as a Wesleyan Church, Wesleyan chapel, Stonesfield Methodist Church, slightly further west. The village is known for Taynton Limestone Formation, Stonesfield slate, a form of Cotswold stone mined particularly as a roofing stone and also a rich source of fossils. The architecture in Stonesfield features many old Cotswold stone properties roofed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stonesfield Methodist Church
Stonesfield is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish about north of Witney in Oxfordshire, and about 10 miles (17 km) north-west of Oxford. The village is on the crest of an escarpment. The parish extends mostly north and north-east of the village, in which directions the land rises gently and then descends to the River Glyme at Glympton and Wootton, West Oxfordshire, Wootton about to the north-east. South of Stonesfield, below the escarpment, is the River Evenlode which touches the southern edge of the parish. At the centre of Stonesfield stands the 13th-century church of James the Great, St James the Great as well as a Wesleyan Church, Wesleyan chapel, Stonesfield Methodist Church, slightly further west. The village is known for Taynton Limestone Formation, Stonesfield slate, a form of Cotswold stone mined particularly as a roofing stone and also a rich source of fossils. The architecture in Stonesfield features many old Cotswold stone properties roofed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
