St Andrew's Church, Headington
is a
Church of England
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parish church
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in the village of
Old Headington,
Oxfordshire
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,
England
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, now absorbed as part of the suburb of
Headington
Headington is an eastern suburb of Oxford, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is at the top of Headington Hill overlooking the city in the Thames valley below, and bordering Marston, Oxford, Marston to the north-west, Cowley, Oxfordshire ...
in the city of
Oxford
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The city is home to the University of Oxford, the List of oldest universities in continuou ...
. The church building is located in St Andrew's Road. It is a
Grade II* listed building
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.
History
The church was built c.1160 in the
Norman style. A south aisle and tower were added in the 13th century. In 1862, J. C. Buckler lengthened the nave.
Present day
The parish stood in the
Traditional Catholic tradition
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of the Church of England.
The parish had passed
Resolutions A and B in 2010 to show that it rejected the
ordination of women
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.
, however, the Revd Jennifer Strawbridge is listed as "assisting clergy" on the church's website. By 2024, the church had moved in to a
liberal Catholic tradition.
Gallery
File:Orlando Jewitt00.jpg , 1842 engraving by Orlando Jewitt
File:Saint Christopher. Reproduction of wood engraving by W.G. Sm Wellcome V0031873.jpg , Wood engraving of Saint Christopher
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by W. G. Smith
File:The Medieval Murals of St Andrew’s Church, Headington Reborn - Bodleian Libraries, Oxon a.21 f15r.jpg, Sketch by Charles Alban Buckler
See also
*
List of churches in Oxford
*
St Andrew's Church, Oxford
References
External links
St Andrew's Church, Headington website
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12th-century church buildings in England
12th-century establishments in England
Church of England church buildings in Oxford
Grade II listed buildings in Oxford
Grade II listed churches in Oxfordshire
English churches with Norman architecture
Anglo-Catholic church buildings in Oxfordshire