Church Hanborough
| Church Hanborough | |
| Oxfordshire | |
|---|---|
 SS Peter and Paul parish church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP426127 |
| Location: | 51°48’44"N, 1°22’56"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Witney |
| Postcode: | OX29 |
| Dialling code: | 01993 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Oxfordshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Witney |
Church Hanborough is a village in Oxfordshire, five miles north-east of Witney in the west of the county.
The village has a parish church, St Peter and St Paul, and one public house, the Hand and Shears.
Parish church
The Church of England parish church, St Peter and St Paul was built at some time before 1130: in that year King Henry I granted its advowson to Reading Abbey, which he had founded nine years earlier. It is a Grade I listed building.[1]
Surviving 12th century features include Norman tympanum of the north door, which is a relief of St Peter with the Lamb of God and the lion of Saint Mark. Early in the 13th century the chancel and chancel arch were rebuilt, the north chapel was extended eastwards, the height of the aisles was increased, the north and south porches were added and a west tower was built.[2]{{sfn|Crossley|Elrington|1990|pp=173–177 ]
In 1399, Pope Boniface IX granted an indulgence to contributors to the church fabric. Immediately after this the church was remodelled in Perpendicular Gothic style. The west tower was completely rebuilt and the spire and western buttresses added. Then the nave was remodelled with new north and south arcades of delicate octagonal columns.
Later in the 15th century new windows were inserted in most parts of the church, and traceried wooden screens were inserted in the chancel arch and at the west ends of the north and south chapels. The arcades are similar to those of St Peter and Paul church in Northleach, Gloucestershire, and it has been suggested that they are the work of the same master mason.{{sfn|Crossley|Elrington|1990|pp=173–177 ] Sources differ as to when the nave clerestory with its low-pitched roof was added.
The spire and other parts of the church were repaired in 1660–62 and much of the roof was repaired in 1778–79 and 1799–1800. At some date, perhaps in the 18th century, a singers' gallery was added.
The church has a 17th-century clock of unknown date.[3] It has wheel trains end-to-end and a crown wheel and verge escapement]] in original condition.[3]
History
The Domesday Book of 1086 records the village as Haneberge.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Church Hanborough) |
- Hanborough Online
- Church of England Parish of Hanborough
- Haval, Nikhilesh. "St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Church Hanborough". Oxfordshire in 360 degrees. Nikreations. http://in360degrees.co.uk/oxfordshirechurches/.
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1052991: Church of St Peter and St Paul (Grade I listing)
- ↑ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 544.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Beeson 1989, pp. 38–39.
- Beeson, CFC (1989). Simcock, AV. ed. Clockmaking in Oxfordshire 1400–1850 (3rd ed.). Oxford: Museum of the History of Science. p. 39. ISBN 0-903364-06-9.
- Case, Humphrey; Bayne, Nicholas; Steele, Susan; Avery, Graham; Sutermeister, Helen (1964). "Excavations at City Farm, Hanborough, Oxon.". Oxoniensia (Oxford Architectural and Historical Society) XXIX–XXX: 1–98.
- A History of the County of Oxford - Volume 12 pp 173-177: Hanborough (Victoria County History)
- Gray, Howard L (1959). The English Field Systems. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; Merlin Press. pp. 27–28, 40, 430–437.
- Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, 1974 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09639-2
