Barford St Michael
| Barford St Michael | |
| Oxfordshire | |
|---|---|
 St Michael's parish church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP4332 |
| Location: | 51°59’24"N, 1°22’12"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Banbury |
| Postcode: | OX15 |
| Dialling code: | 01869 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cherwell |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Banbury |
Barford St Michael is a village and ancient parish on the south bank of the River Swere in the Wootton Hundred of Oxfordshire, about five miles south of Banbury.
History
The village is part of the civil parish of Barford St John and St Michael along with the adjacent village of Barford St John. Barford St Michael has sometimes been called Great Barford as it is much larger than the village of Barford St John on the opposite bank of the Swere.[1]
The bell tower and north doorway of Church of England parish church of St Michael are Norman. Much of the rest of the church was rebuilt in the 13th century in the Early English Gothic style.[2] It is a Grade-I listed building.[3]
In August 1549 the vicar, James Webbe, was executed at Aylesbury for his part in leading a rising in protest at the abolition of the Latin liturgy and other religious reforms.[4]
The village has one public house, the George Inn. It was built in 1697[5] and in the 20th century was a Hunt Edmunds tied house. There is also a farm shop. Woodworm Records Recording Studio is based in the village.
References
- ↑ Crossley, Alan (ed.); Baggs, AP; Colvin, Christina; Colvin, HM; Cooper, Janet; Day, CJ; Selwyn, Nesta; Tomkinson, A (1983). A History of the County of Oxford. Victoria County History. 11: Wootton Hundred (northern part). London: Oxford University Press for the Institute of Historical Research. pp. 45–58. ISBN 978-0-19722-758-9. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol11/pp45-58.
- ↑ Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 445–446. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
- ↑ "Church of St Michael". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. 8 December 1955. https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1284140. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ Woodman, A. Vere (1957). "The Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Rising of 1549". Oxoniensia XXII: 82–83. http://oxoniensia.org/volumes/1957/woodman.pdf.
- ↑ "George Inn, Lower Street". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. 8 December 1955. https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1284134. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
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