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| + | |name=Fulbrook | ||
| + | |county=Oxford | ||
| + | |picture=Fulbrook church.jpg | ||
| + | |picture caption= St James the Great parish church | ||
| + | |population=437 | ||
| + | |census year=2011 | ||
| + | |os grid refe=SP2512 | ||
| + | |LG district=West Oxfordshire | ||
| + | |latitude=51.815 | ||
| + | |longitude=-1.625 | ||
| + | |post town=Burford | ||
| + | |postcode=OX18 | ||
| + | |dialling code=01993 | ||
| + | |constituency=Witney | ||
| + | |website= [http://fulbrookvillage.net/ Fulbrook Parish Website] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | '''Fulbrook''' is a village and parish immediately north-east of [[Burford]] in [[Oxfordshire]]. The 2011 census recorded the parish's population as 437.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123636&c=Fulbrook&d=16&e=62&g=6459909&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1416220214421&enc=1 |title=Area: Fulbrook (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |accessdate=17 November 2014}}</ref> | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | The [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 recorded the village as ''Fulebroc'', possibly meaning "foul brook". | ||
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| + | Ladyham, a half-timbered house beside the [[River Windrush]], was built in the 16th century and had a five-bay façade added in the Georgian era.<ref name=Sherwood610/> Westhall Hill Manor is 16th or 17th century, also with Georgian additions.<ref name=Sherwood610/> | ||
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| + | ==Parish church== | ||
| + | [[File:Fulbrook StJames MonumentThorpe.jpg|thumb|250px|English Baroque monument in St James' parish church to John and Jordan Thorpe, two brothers who studied at Trinity College, Oxford and predeceased their father]] | ||
| + | The [[Church of England]] parish church of Saint James the Great is Norman.<ref name=Sherwood609>{{harvnb|Sherwood|Pevsner|1974|p=609}}</ref> The north aisle was added about 1200, linked with the nave by a four-bay arcade in the Transitional style between Norman and Early English Gothic.<ref name=Sherwood609/> In the 13th century the chancel was remodelled and the north transept were added, both in Early English Gothic.<ref name=Sherwood609/> The south porch was added later in the same century.<ref name=Sherwood609/> The east window of the chancel, the west window of the north aisle and one window in the south wall or the aisle are also 13th century.<ref name=Sherwood609/> Later a clerestory was added to the nave and new Perpendicular Gothic windows were inserted in the south walls of the nave and chancel.<ref name=Sherwood609/> In the 15th century the bell tower was built into the west end of the nave.<ref name=Sherwood610>{{harvnb|Sherwood|Pevsner|1974|p=610}}</ref> | ||
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| + | A wooden plaque on the south wall of the nave records that the church was completely re-roofed in 1827. A second plaque records that the church was restored in 1892, with the architects being Ewan Christian for the chancel and "Messrs Waller" for the nave and tower. This may refer to the architect and antiquarian Frederick S. Waller of [[Gloucester]]. The parish war memorial in the north aisle was lettered by Ninian Comper and dedicated in 1952.<ref name=leaflet>{{harvnb|Anonymous||p=4}}</ref> The ecclesiastical parish of St James the Great is now part of the United Benefice of Burford, Fulbrook, [[Taynton, Oxfordshire|Taynton]], [[Asthall]], [[Swinbrook]] and [[Widford, Oxfordshire|Widford]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.achurchnearyou.com/benefice.php?B=27/088CM&V=52 |author=Archbishops' Council |title=Benefice of Burford Fulbrook Taynton Asthall Swinbrook and Widford |work=A Church Near You |publisher=The Church of England |accessdate=10 January 2011}}</ref> | ||
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| + | Edward Neale of [[Burford]]<ref name=DoveFounders>{{cite web |url=http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/founders.php |title=Bell Founders |author=Dovemaster |date=31 October 2012 |work=Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers |publisher=Central Council of Church Bell Ringers |accessdate=10 January 2011}}</ref> cast St James' sanctus bell in 1649 and the tenor and treble bells in 1662.<ref name=leaflet/> Henry III Bagley, who had bell-foundries at [[Chacombe]] in Northamptonshire and [[Witney]] in Oxfordshire,<ref name=DoveFounders/> cast an additional bell for St James' in 1732.<ref name=DoveDetails>{{cite web |url=http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?searchString=Fulbrook&numPerPage=10&Submit=Go&searchAmount=%3D&searchMetric=cwt&sortBy=Place&sortDir=Asc&DoveID=FULBROOK |title=Fulbrook S James Gt |last=Baldwin |first=John |date=16 December 2012 |work=Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers]|publisher=Central Council of Church Bell Ringers |accessdate=10 January 2011}}</ref> In 2004 the original bells were removed and a new frame was installed.<ref name=leaflet/> The Neale sanctus bell was retained, the largest of the Neale bells was re-hung as the tenor and the Bagley bell was also re-hung. A new treble bell and two other new bells, all cast by the [[Whitechapel]] Bell Foundry in 2003 and 2004,<ref name=DoveDetails/> were added. A former buoy bell that John Taylor & Co of [[Loughborough]] cast in 1968<ref name=DoveDetails/> for [[Trinity House]]<ref name=leaflet/> was restored and added to the tower to complete the present ring of six bells.<ref name=leaflet/> The original Neale treble bell was removed to Burford where it is now displayed in St. John the Baptist parish church, Burford.<ref name=leaflet/> | ||
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| + | ==Amenities== | ||
| + | Fulbrook used to have two public houses: the Carpenters Arms<ref>[hhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100328013525/http://www.thecarpentersarmsburford.co.uk/ The Carpenters Arms]</ref> and the Masons Arms, although the Masons Arms has closed as a pub and is now a private house, leaving only The Carpenters Arms which also serves food. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
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| + | ==Sources== | ||
| + | *{{cite book |author=Anonymous |title=Church of St. James the Great Fulbrook Oxfordshire |date= |publisher=Parish of St James the Great, Fulbrook |location=Fulbrook |ref=harv}} | ||
| + | *{{cite book |last1=Sherwood |first1=Jennifer |last2=Pevsner |first2=Nikolaus |series=The Buildings of England |title=Oxfordshire |year=1974 |publisher=Penguin Books |location=Harmondsworth |isbn=0-14-071045-0 |pages=609–610 |ref=harv}} | ||
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| + | ==Outside links== | ||
| + | {{Commons}} | ||
| + | * [http://www.thecotswoldgateway.co.uk/villages_fulbrook.htm Cotswold Gateway website: Fulbrook] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:57, 20 October 2019
| Fulbrook | |
| Oxfordshire | |
|---|---|
 St James the Great parish church | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 51°48’54"N, 1°37’30"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 437 (2011) |
| Post town: | Burford |
| Postcode: | OX18 |
| Dialling code: | 01993 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Oxfordshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Witney |
| Website: | Fulbrook Parish Website |
Fulbrook is a village and parish immediately north-east of Burford in Oxfordshire. The 2011 census recorded the parish's population as 437.[1]
History
The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded the village as Fulebroc, possibly meaning "foul brook".
Ladyham, a half-timbered house beside the River Windrush, was built in the 16th century and had a five-bay façade added in the Georgian era.[2] Westhall Hill Manor is 16th or 17th century, also with Georgian additions.[2]
Parish church
The Church of England parish church of Saint James the Great is Norman.[3] The north aisle was added about 1200, linked with the nave by a four-bay arcade in the Transitional style between Norman and Early English Gothic.[3] In the 13th century the chancel was remodelled and the north transept were added, both in Early English Gothic.[3] The south porch was added later in the same century.[3] The east window of the chancel, the west window of the north aisle and one window in the south wall or the aisle are also 13th century.[3] Later a clerestory was added to the nave and new Perpendicular Gothic windows were inserted in the south walls of the nave and chancel.[3] In the 15th century the bell tower was built into the west end of the nave.[2]
A wooden plaque on the south wall of the nave records that the church was completely re-roofed in 1827. A second plaque records that the church was restored in 1892, with the architects being Ewan Christian for the chancel and "Messrs Waller" for the nave and tower. This may refer to the architect and antiquarian Frederick S. Waller of Gloucester. The parish war memorial in the north aisle was lettered by Ninian Comper and dedicated in 1952.[4] The ecclesiastical parish of St James the Great is now part of the United Benefice of Burford, Fulbrook, Taynton, Asthall, Swinbrook and Widford.[5]
Edward Neale of Burford[6] cast St James' sanctus bell in 1649 and the tenor and treble bells in 1662.[4] Henry III Bagley, who had bell-foundries at Chacombe in Northamptonshire and Witney in Oxfordshire,[6] cast an additional bell for St James' in 1732.[7] In 2004 the original bells were removed and a new frame was installed.[4] The Neale sanctus bell was retained, the largest of the Neale bells was re-hung as the tenor and the Bagley bell was also re-hung. A new treble bell and two other new bells, all cast by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in 2003 and 2004,[7] were added. A former buoy bell that John Taylor & Co of Loughborough cast in 1968[7] for Trinity House[4] was restored and added to the tower to complete the present ring of six bells.[4] The original Neale treble bell was removed to Burford where it is now displayed in St. John the Baptist parish church, Burford.[4]
Amenities
Fulbrook used to have two public houses: the Carpenters Arms[8] and the Masons Arms, although the Masons Arms has closed as a pub and is now a private house, leaving only The Carpenters Arms which also serves food.
References
- ↑ "Area: Fulbrook (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123636&c=Fulbrook&d=16&e=62&g=6459909&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1416220214421&enc=1. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 610
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 609
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Anonymous, p. 4
- ↑ Archbishops' Council. "Benefice of Burford Fulbrook Taynton Asthall Swinbrook and Widford". A Church Near You. The Church of England. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/benefice.php?B=27/088CM&V=52. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dovemaster (31 October 2012). "Bell Founders". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/founders.php. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Baldwin, John (16 December 2012). "Fulbrook S James Gt". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers]. Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?searchString=Fulbrook&numPerPage=10&Submit=Go&searchAmount=%3D&searchMetric=cwt&sortBy=Place&sortDir=Asc&DoveID=FULBROOK. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ↑ [hhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100328013525/http://www.thecarpentersarmsburford.co.uk/ The Carpenters Arms]
Sources
- Anonymous. Church of St. James the Great Fulbrook Oxfordshire. Fulbrook: Parish of St James the Great, Fulbrook.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 609–610. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
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